The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) was asked by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to assist in the application and refinement of prior research to accomplish some key goals during the reconstruction of the I-35 corridor from Hillsboro to Salado (90 miles total). Currently, TxDOT is conducting 10 construction projects along this corridor. More than 30 million drivers, including travelers, shippers and intercity commuters, use the corridor each year.

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Saving Lives, Time and Resources
I-35 Corridor Project
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) was asked by the Texas
Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to assist in the application
and refinement of prior research to accomplish some key goals during the
reconstruction of the I-35 corridor from Hillsboro to Salado (90 miles total).
Currently,TxDOTisconducting10constructionprojectsalongthiscorridor. More
than 30 million drivers, including travelers, shippers and intercity commuters,
use the corridor each year.
TTI’s three main responsibilities for the project are:
• Minimize impacts of construction on I-35 travelers and adjacent
businesses and landowners.
• Provide reliable real-time traffic information to I-35 travelers, businesses
and freight operators to allow them to make informed travel decisions.
• Develop a long-term concept plan for operation and infrastructure in
major corridors to continue to provide the best information to the public.
I-35 Mobility Coordinator
TTI has successfully developed state-of-the-art skills and
approaches to serve as a mobility coordinator during individual
construction projects. The Mobility Coordinator is responsible
foranticipatingmobilitychallengesandensuringthatstakeholder
concerns are satisfied in support of timely project completion.
TTI is expanding the current state-of-the-art, single-project
approachtomultipleprojectswithmultiplecontractorsinasingle
corridor with additional rural challenges. The experience gained
is being documented to contribute to the state-of-the-practice in
transportation engineering.
Responsibilities:
• Serveasaprojectombudsman,representingtheneeds
ofthetravelingpublicandlocalstakeholdersbetween
and among TxDOT, contractors and engineers.
• Facilitate open lines of communication among key
stakeholders.
• Coordinate and facilitate an expert traffic manage-
ment team.
• Supportanongoingpublicinformationcampaignto
educate property owners, businesses and the general
public about the project and its impacts.
• AssistTxDOTinmakingpresentationstopublicoffi-
cials,andcivicandserviceorganizationsasrequested
to enhance communication about the project.
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Waco
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Bellmead
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Killeen
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2. Contact
Christopher M. Poe
Assistant Agency Director
Senior Research Engineer
Research and Implementation Division
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
9441 LBJ Freeway, Suite 103
Dallas, TX 75243
ph. (972) 994-0433 Ext. 13106
cpoe@tamu.edu
TTI1214.5019.0812
TTI’s mission
To solve transportation problems
through research, to transfer
technology and to develop diverse
human resources to meet the
transportation challenges
of tomorrow.
I-35 Communications Support to
TxDOT Waco District
Getting the right information to the right
people at the right time is the purpose for
the My35 campaign. Communicating lane
closures, detours and incidents is key to the
success of the campaign. My35.org is the
portal for delivering that information.
TTI is assisting the Waco District with the
district’s My35 communications initiatives
andpublicinformationcampaign. TTIisalso
supportingTxDOT’soverallMy35statewide
campaign as needed.
I-35 Traveler Information System Developer and Implementer
TheeconomicandmobilityimportanceoftheI-35corridorrequiresanunprecedentedreal-time
travel information system to inform travelers, freight operators and businesses of the potential
impactsoftraveldelayandothertravelchallengesduringconstruction. Thesizeandcharacteristics
of the corridor, as well as the presence of multiple contractors and staggered staging, mandates
a unique approach that combines real-time monitoring with prediction capabilities developed
during the project. TTI is well-positioned to tackle these high-risk, high-public-reward types
of problems. TTI is integrating proven research tools with the best technology available from
the private sector, and in some cases, creating new tools to develop and implement this system.
• ImplementprovenBluetooth®travel
timemonitoringresearchdeveloped
byTTI,whichcanbeaccomplished
atafractionofthecostoftraditional
monitoring approaches.
• Develop a first-of-its-kind, multi-
contractor construction activity
clearinghouse.
• Integrate a private sector-developed
and deployed lane closure monitor-
ing system.
• Basedonuser-definedneeds,develop
aninnovativetravelinformationdis-
semination tool using social media,
in-vehicle devices, smart phones,
etc. This effort includes guidance
fromTTI’sdistracteddriverresearch
team to ensure maximum traveler
safety.
• Deploy a construction closure asse-
ssment tool recently developed by
TTI to predict the lengths, dura-
tions and combined impacts of
queues when multiple lane closures
are planned simultaneously in the
corridor.
• Based on recent and ongoing
research,developamethodologyfor
tailoring travelerinformationtothe
needsofvariedtravelsegments(com-
muter,trucking,etc.)usingreal-time
andhistoricdata(anddevelopingthe
state’s first predictive methodology
for future conditions).
• Continuallyevaluatesystemperfor-
mance to establish and document
best practices for use in future
TxDOT corridor reconstruction
projects.
Responsibilities:
• Develop a concept of operation for a first-of-its-kind, multi-region construc-
tion corridor traveler information system, leveraging experience from ongoing
nationalresearchanddeploymentprojectssuchastheDallasIntegratedCorridor
Management Project.
Integrate the following existing or to-be-developed innovations to support the
highest quality traveler information system:
Long-Term Plan for I-35 Corridor
TTI is using the experience gained from the
I-35CorridorProjecttodevelopalong-term
plan for TxDOT to use in implementing
significant operation and infrastructure
investments in major corridors.