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Table 3: Strategies for TSMO Integration
TSMO Integration
Goal
Encourage statewide TSMO representative participation in existing safety, management,
1 operations, and maintenance considerations; as well as budgeting and ways and means
committee meetings. S, M, A, C
Revise Guide for Development of Construction Plans (GDCP) to include Regional TSMO Engineer
2 at preliminary project scoping meetings and throughout project planning, design, and
construction. S, M, A, C
Integrate TSMO into Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) planning
procedures and processes.
Encourage Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), Rural Planning Organizations (RPOs),
4 local jurisdictions or municipalities, private businesses, or other stakeholders to incorporate
TSMO into their planning processes.
Present TSMO related topics at ALDOT and professional organizational conferences, including
non-TSMO focused meetings such as maintenance, design, and construction meetings and
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summits as well as presentations to elected officials in the state legislature to foster their
support and understanding of TSMO and its benefits.
S=Safety
M=Mobility
A=Accountability
C=Collaboration
I=Innovation
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S, M, A, C
S, M, C
C
5.1.2 Leadership and Organization
An important aspect of the ALDOT TSMO program will be its leadership and organization structure to
support TSMO. FHWA has focused on the importance of having a defined leadership and organizational
structure for TSMO programs, recognizing that the structure will help to advance the TSMO culture and
strategies within a DOT or agency. The organizational structure defines the roles and responsibilities
within the program and helps to formalize the interactions and connections between divisions or offices.
In addition to FHWA’s guidance on leadership and organization, AASHTO has also recently made
committee reorganization decisions to support elevating the importance of TSMO in the transportation
industry. In 2018, AASHTO elevated operations-based topics and discussions to an independent
committee that includes several subcommittees and working groups: Transportation Systems Operations.
Previously these topics were housed in a subcommittee on system management and operations. This
elevation reinforces the importance that TSMO strategies are playing in the transportation industry as
well as highlights the need to integrate TSMO practices to better support optimization and efficiency.
Based on FHWA, AASHTO, and observed successes throughout the nation, it is recommended that ALDOT
seek to elevate and integrate TSMO within the organization through coordinated integration efforts and
leadership/organizational structure definition. To advance the ALDOT TSMO program, the following
statewide and regional leadership and organizational structures are recommended. These structural
recommendations reflect national best practices as well as input received during plan development. These
recommendations also emphasize the inclusion of TSMO across the ALDOT organization to promote
integrating the TSMO culture at a statewide level. The integration of TSMO practices will support the
optimization of programs, processes, and systems.
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