ALDOT Statewide TSMO Program Plan ALDOT Statewide TSMO Program Plan 20190522REV | 页面 5

1 INTRODUCTION
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is responsible for the management and operations
of the extensive transportation system throughout the state. This includes approximately 10,900 miles of
roadways, ports, freight routes, bicycle and pedestrian routes, and support to transit. ALDOT has a stated
commitment as follows:
To provide a safe, efficient, environmentally sound intermodal transportation system for all users,
especially the taxpayers of Alabama. To also facilitate economic and social development and
prosperity through the efficient movement of people and goods and to facilitate intermodal
connections within Alabama. ALDOT must also demand excellence in transportation and be
involved in promoting adequate funding to promote and maintain Alabama's transportation
infrastructure. – ALDOT Mission Statement
This commitment to excellence has led ALDOT to the creation of a Statewide Transportation Systems
Management and Operations (TSMO) Master Plan which will establish the strategies and programmatic
fundamentals necessary to further develop and provide direction to the Statewide TSMO Program. The
Statewide TSMO Master Plan is organized in three parts: the Strategic Plan, the Program Plan, and the
Service Layer Brochures. This document is the Program Plan and focuses on recommendations for
program structure, programmatic processes, and program success.
2 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT AND
OPERATIONS OVERVIEW
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act was the first federal initiative that
recognized the importance of TSMO with an enhanced definition that includes innovative strategies and
coordination especially at a regional scale.
The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act was
later signed into law in December 2015 and further supports
and recognizes the importance of TSMO initiatives. The FAST
Act promotes an efficient and performance-based program
designed to address the safety, mobility, and reliability
challenges facing transportation systems and agencies across
the nation. Some examples of potential outcomes of TSMO
strategy implementation include: improved safety for the
traveling public and first responders, full realization of the
capacity of existing transportation infrastructure, increased
travel time reliability for freight and motorists, improved
information access for the public to assist in mobility choices,
and agency readiness for adoption of innovative technology.
TSMO strategies focus on
optimizing the existing
transportation network
to improve capacity,
security, safety, and
reliability.
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This legislation is supported and integrated within the transportation community through national
agencies such as the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the
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