Quick Clearance

1
Quick Clearance

• Michigan State Police
• 5th District

2
Cooperative Effort

• Michigan Department of Transportation
• Michigan State Police
• Local Road Commissions
• Local Police departments

3
Need for Change

• 14 of all crashes are secondary crashes mostly
  due to traffic backup and stoppage

4
Regional Concepts for Transportation Operations
(RCTO)

• Crash Data
• Traffic Flow / Volume
• Construction areas
• Speed limits

5
Current Programs

• Improved Crash Technology
• Total Stations
• 3D mapping

6
Current Programs

• Home Town Security Team
• patrol high crash areas
• quick response
• flood area with patrol

7
Current Programs

• Traffic Services
• speed limit corrections
• 65 to 70 mph
• 55 to 60 mph trucks
• 45 to 55 mph minimum speed limit
• Create better traffic flow / reduce crashes

8
Current Programs

• Improved Traffic signs
• Portable message boards
• Texas Twp Fire
• Van Buren County Road Commission

9
Traffic Initiatives

• Improve training for police officer
• maintain open lanes of travel
• positioning of emergency vehicles
• advanced warnings
• scene photos / marking
• quick clearance / towing
• delayed towing

10
Traffic Initiative

• Electronic signage
• permanent MDOT message boards
• Review emergency routes and secondary routes
• Adjust MSP post resources
• Hazmat clearance
• Media relations