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21st century operations using 21st century technologies

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What is FHWA Doing to Support 21st Century Operations Using 21st Century Technologies?

Improving Transportation Operations and Reliability by Enhancing Agency Capabilities

Capability Maturity Frameworks and supportive interactive tools have been developed for six operations programs areas (Traffic Management, Traffic Incident Management, Road Weather Management, Planned Special Events, Work Zone Management , and Traffic Signal Management). The framework and tools help agencies assess current capabilities and generate a set of targeted activities to strengthen their operations programs. Learn more about the frameworks and tools at http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/tsmoframeworktool/index.htm.
National Operations Center for Excellence (NOCoE)

The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act or "FAST Act" Web page is your one-stop shop for information about the portions of the Act specifically related to the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Office of Operations. We will add information on a regular basis as implementation progresses, and we invite you to visit the site often. For further information about all of the FHWA-related sections of the FAST Act, please visit the FHWA site.

USDOT Automated Vehicle Policy Activities

The USDOT Automated Vehicle Policy Activities summarizes current and completed research projects and other activities focusing on automated vehicle technology development and evaluation, policy assessment, and impacts estimation.

National Operations Center for Excellence (NOCoE)

The National Operations Center for Excellence (NOCoE) launched last year! NOCoE (transportationops.org) serves as a single point-of-contact for transportation systems management and operations practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to provide the access for relevant knowledge, promote best practices, support capacity building, and promote peer-to-peer interchanges.