{"id":56,"date":"2010-03-29T13:31:03","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T18:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mississippivalleyfreight.org\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2010-03-29T13:31:03","modified_gmt":"2010-03-29T18:31:03","slug":"mvtoc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/midamericafreight.org\/index.php\/resources\/projects\/mvtoc\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi Valley Traffic Operations Coalition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Mississippi Valley Traffic Operations Coalition (MVTOC), a  working group of the Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition, is developing  a regional decision-making process for traffic and commercial vehicle  operations in the Mississippi Valley region.Recognizing the potential of  a traffic and commercial vehicle operations community that shares  information, manages infrastructure cooperatively, and deploys  complimentary technology plans and programs, several organizations  (Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.topslab.wisc.edu\/\">Traffic Operations and Safety  Laboratory at UW-Madison<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrutc.org\/\">Midwest  Regional University Transportation Center at UW-Madison<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcmtravel.com\/gcm\/home.jsp\">Gary-Chicago-Milwaukee ITS  Priority Corridor<\/a>) came together to establish the MVTOC.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mississippivalleyfreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/mv_hwy.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62\" title=\"Mississippi Valley Highway System\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mississippivalleyfreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/mv_hwy.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIn the first quarter of 2006, a series of exploratory meetings  were held with a collection of Mississippi Valley-based organizations to  gauge interest in the formation of a Multistate Traffic Operations  Program (MSTOP, see the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mississippivalleyfreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/AASTHO_TrafficOperationsPrograms.pdf\">AASHTO Traffic Operations Programs<\/a> report for more information ).<br \/>\nAt a Columbus, Ohio  workshop held in late April 2006, the organizations developed a  Mississippi Valley corridors-oriented vision, needs and a list of  potential activities that support a variety of traffic operations,  safety, and economic development priorities throughout the region.<br \/>\nImmediate actions undertaken by this Coalition could include the  sharing and publishing of regional clearance laws, emergency routes,  road closure guidelines, and traveler information resources for the  benefit of Mississippi Valley interstate highway shippers and the  traveling public.<\/p>\n<h2>Vision<\/h2>\n<p>Develop and implement a regional transportation operations system  in the Mississippi Valley region with expected benefits of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coordinating efforts to respond to and minimize nonrecurring congestion  and improve network reliability<\/li>\n<li>Sustaining and encouraging economic  competitiveness of the region<\/li>\n<li>Reducing crashes, personal injuries,  and fatalities<\/li>\n<li>Supporting national emergency preparedness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Relevant Documents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mississippivalleyfreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MVTO_ExecutiveSummary.pdf\">Executive Summary<\/a>: A brief description of the Mississippi  Valley Traffic Operations Coalition<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mississippivalleyfreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MVTO_ConceptDevelopmentReport.pdf\">Concept Development Report<\/a>: A report outlining potential activities  of the Coalition (Note: This report was written prior to the inclusion  of three key Mississippi Valley states [KY,KS,MO])<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mississippivalleyfreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MVTO_SurveyResults.xls\">Survey Results<\/a>: Last updated 10-4-06<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mississippivalleyfreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MVTO_PriorityInitiativesSurvey.xls\">Priority of Initiatives Survey<\/a>: Closed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mississippi Valley Traffic Operations Coalition (MVTOC), a working group of the Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition, is developing a regional decision-making process for traffic and commercial vehicle operations in the Mississippi Valley region.Recognizing the potential of a traffic and commercial vehicle operations community that shares information, manages infrastructure cooperatively, and deploys complimentary technology plans and 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