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Battelle and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) conducted a two-day demonstration site visit of smarter work zones utilizing innovative technology applications in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 21-22, 2016. The two-day visit included a tour of Wisconsin’s State Transportation Operations Center (STOC) and a tour of two separate work zones, one utilizing a Dynamic Lane Merge (DLM) system and another utilizing a Queue Warning System (QWS). The agendas are provided below with links to the presentations.
Agenda – Day 1
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Morning Session – Milwaukee Wisconsin’s State Transportation Operations Center (STOC)
9:30 – 10:00 Welcome and Introductions
10:00 – 12:00 Tour of STOC
12:00 – 1:00 Break for Lunch
Afternoon Session – WisDOT Milwaukee Field Office
1:00 – 1:30 Overview of DLM Systems (Todd Peterson, FHWA Transportation Specialist)
1:30 – 2:00 Design to Deployment Overview of Zoo Interchange Project (Christopher Hager, WisDOT SE Freeways TMP Project Manager and Ryan Luck, WisDOT SE Freeways Construction Chief)
2:30 – 2:45 Break
2:45 – 3:30 Roundtable Discussion and Q&A led by Todd Peterson, FHWA Transportation Specialist
3:30 – 3:45 Discussion of Following Day Logistics & Adjourn
4:00 Optional ITS Baseball Game
Agenda – Day 2
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Morning Session – Zoo Interchange Project Office/Site
7:30 Depart Hotel for Zoo Interchange Project Office
8:00 – 8:30 DLM Technology Overview (Timothy Vik, WisDOT Traffic Engineer and Stephanie Leranth, WisDOT SE Freeways Traffic Engineer)
8:30 – 9:30 Zoo Interchange Site Visit
9:30 – 11:00 Drive from Zoo Interchange Site to Edgerton Field Office
Afternoon Session – Edgerton Field Office/Site
11:00 – 11:30 Overview of QWS Systems (Ken Wood – FHWA Resource Center Traffic Operations Engineer)
11:30 – 12:00 Project Overview of Edgerton and Stevens Point Projects (John Vesperman, WisDOT I-39 Project Chief; Wayne Chase, WisDOT I-39 Design/Construction Supervisor; Cara Abts, WisDOT Traffic Improvement Engineer; and Wendy Arneson, WisDOT Project Manager)
12:00 – 1:00 Break for Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 QWS System Implementation and Lessons Learned (Erin Schoon, WisDOT Work Zone Operations Engineer and Brian Sippel, Smart Work Zone Engineer)
2:30 – 3:00 Roundtable Discussion & Action Planning led by Ken Wood, FHWA Resource Center Traffic Operations Engineer
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 3:30 Drive to Edgerton Field Site
3:30 – 4:30 Edgerton Site Visit led by Jeff Gustafson, WisDOT Traffic/Incident Management Coordinator
4:30 – 6:00 Drive to Milwaukee Hotel