What is Transportation Management?
Transportation management is DelDOT’s way of doing business – integrating technology, infrastructure and people to achieve mobility, safety, and security goals. The integrated transportation management program is designed to support all modes throughout Delaware.
ITMS Strategic Plan
DelDOT’s Integrated Transportation Management Strategic Plan was originally written in 1997. Based on foresight at that time, significant network and infrastructure improvements have been systematically installed for over 20 years. This successful delivery has positioned DelDOT to bring the future to DelDOT now, due to Delaware’s sophisticated statewide system of monitoring, information, control and telecommunications capabilities.
The 2017 update to the strategic plan includes a plethora of information geared to a variety of readers. First of all, it provides a comprehensive summary of Delaware’s integrated transportation management program. Secondly, the plan provides status on individual elements within the program. Thirdly, the document provides individual quick-reference sheets on featured topics. Lastly, the Plan provides a call to action for investments and teamwork for Delaware to continue realizing the value of its integrated transportation management program – a value that grows exponentially as the system is further built and integrated.
Keep up to date on exciting progress by reviewing the TMC’s Innovative Projects and Latest Updates.
Multimodal
DelDOT’s integrated transportation management program is multimodal, serving different means of transport such as public transit, freight movement, aeronautics, bicycle transportation and pedestrian transportation. Managed centrally from DelDOT’s Transportation Management Center (TMC), DelDOT provides real-time, multimodal information:
- traffic information
- weather and flood monitoring and warning system
- real-time bus locations in collaboration with the Delaware Transit Corporation
- status of ferry operation
- status of railroad crossings
- freight monitoring and information systems
A vast amount of this data and information is accessible real-time through this website, the DelDOT App and the state’s 1380 AM and 98.5 FM radio station, WTMC!
Additionally, the integrated transportation management system’s ability to monitor conditions and remote-control elements such as signs, signals and gates provide options to innovatively manage the dynamic conditions of the multimodal transportation system. For example, by combining the ability to monitor the location of buses with the intelligence built into the traffic signal system software, buses can be provided priority treatment passing through traffic signals. Looking further to the future, autonomous (driverless) vehicles promise efficiency and safety benefits. Autonomous vehicles are still in the research stage through Delaware’s automated shuttle program. Read more about DelDOT’s vision for innovation and integrated transportation management in the Long Range Transportation Plan and the Integrated Transportation Management Strategic Plan.
Delaware’s Key ITMS Attributes
Making the most of the transportation system
Managing infrastructure to fully realize the greatest return on investment
Ease of implementation
Rapid deployment solutions producing immediate return on investment with limited system disruptions
Customer experience
Providing real-time traveler information, allowing for informed mode, route and travel choices
Safety
The ability to monitor, control and inform provides a critical foundation
Innovation
Organizational and technological solutions that go beyond traditional approaches
Flexibility
Easily adapted to technological and environmental changes
Affordable
Less than 4% of the state’s annual capital transportation budget (estimated)
Positions us for the future
Adaptable nature positions Delaware to readily facilitate connected and automated vehicles and integration with future information technologies
Due to advanced software that relates real-time data to signal timing settings, signals can be much “smarter” today than they used to be, automatically adjusting to changes in traffic demand. Currently, 100% of signals are on system, with all new signals being built on system as standard practice.
