I-95 Corridor Coalition
Partners in
Transportation Progress
Capt. Tom Martin
Operations Program Coordinator
2009 TIME Conference
October 26-27, 2009
Lake Lanier Islands Resort, Buford, GA
“STIX”
An I-95 Corridor Coalition Project
Southern Traffic Incident eXchange
I-95 Corridor Coalition
A Little About Us…
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Encompasses Entire State
Geographies through
which Interstate 95
traverses from Maine to
Florida
21% of Nation’s road miles;
35% of Nation’s VMT
565 million long-distance
trips
5.3 billion tons of freight
A Successful Model for Interagency Cooperation and
Coordination Since the Early 1990’s
Why STIX?
The Issue
Back in 2007, the Southern
Region had no formal
interfaces to effectively
coordinate inter-jurisdictional
incident and traffic
management activities such as
hurrican evacuation,
contraflow operations, and
major incidents.
The Solution: STIX
A Brief History
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2007: I-95 Corridor Coalition conducted IM
Stakeholder consensus-building to develop a
program for interstate incident notification,
information sharing, and inter-jurisdictional/
inter-disciplinary coordination among NC,
SC, FL, and GA
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26 Stakeholder TMC interviews completed in
FL, SC, NC, and GA
Over a dozen other meetings/visits with
related organizations
Formal commitments from all four states
MOU between I-95CC and GDOT for central
operations through the Atlanta TMC - The
central location where major incident
information is collected and distributed
throughout the Southern Region
The Solution: STIX
A Brief History
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2008: STIX implemented to
organize communication among
the Southern States during major
incidents, severe weather, and
planned and other events that
could have multi-state impacts
or impacts on multi-state
travelers
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Communications via existing phone
and email
Project Phase 2 = Continued
Outreach, Stakeholder Forums, After
Action Reviews, and First Year
Operations (2009)
STIX
Some Operational Guidelines
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STIX is activated during any major event, closure,
accident, or other incident using the 50 mile-an-hour
rule
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Motorists should be notified 50 miles from the incident scene for each hour of
anticipated incident duration. For example, an incident with an estimated
duration of 2 hours should have alerts extending 100 miles upstream and also
downstream if congestion occurs due to rubbernecking.
Use Common Sense -- If the event has potential to affect travelers in other
states, activate STIX.
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STIX applies to all interstates within Florida, Georgia,
North Carolina, and South Carolina, not just I-95.
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STIX is activated from a TMC to STIX Central
Operations at the Atlanta TMC
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Telephone: 1-877-HWYSTIX (877-499-7849)
Email: [email protected]
STIX
Stakeholder
Incident
Reporting
Form
34 STIX Activations To Date
Orlando Bridge Fire
North Carolina Snow Storm
2009 Presidential Inauguration
Hurricane Season
STIX…
Keeping the Players Informed
I-95 Corridor Coalition…
Enabling Interjurisdictional Coordination and
Communications
STIX meshes with the
I-95 Coalition Corridor-wide network
for broader notifications as necessary
STIX (FL, GA, NC, SC)
CHART (MD, DC,VA)
I-95 Corridor
Coalition
Incident
Management
Network
Massachusetts/New England
Regional Event Reporting
NY, CT, NJ, DE,
PA/TRANSCOM/IEN
STIX
Recent and Upcoming Activities
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March 2009 - After Action Review hosted at North
Carolina to debrief the Southern Snowstorms
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Attendees included police and DOT responders from
NCDOT, SCDOT, and GDOT
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Continue to hold monthly meetings to debrief
STIX incidents – most recently, October 6, 2009
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November 4, 2009 -- Joint meeting with FDOT to
discuss preparations for the hurricane season
and refresh STIX protocols.
For More Information…
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About STIX…
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Gary Millsaps, [email protected] or
404-694-6476
About the I-95 Corridor Coalition…
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Capt. Tom Martin, [email protected]
Visit www.i95coalition.org
Capt. Tom Martin
Operations Program Coordinator
[email protected]
THANK YOU!