PennDOT OPERATIONS REGION 5
REGIONAL
REGIONAL OPERATIONS PLAN (ROP)
Dear Stakeholder:
Transportation officials nationwide have begun to include
transportation systems operations and management as another
approach to maximize transportation efficiency and capacity and
also preserve and extend transportation infrastructure life.
Transportation Systems Operations and
Management
An integrated program designed to make the
best use of existing systems and services that
preserve and improve performance.
Recently, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
(PennDOT) adopted the Transportation Systems Operations Plan
(TSOP), which defines PennDOT’s operational direction for the next
several years.
Now, each region is being asked to develop, adopt, and execute its
own operations plan with support from Central Office. The
Regional Operations Plan (ROP) will prepare the way for
operational activity and interaction by the PennDOT District
office(s) and planning partners in the region. In constructing the
ROP, each region will use TSOP as a starting point, but adapt—or
"rightsize"—statewide directions to their own specific, real-world
regional needs. The ROP, properly developed, should reflect the
conditions, values, and transportation priorities of the region.
The ROP will lay out the strategic transportation operations
program for the region, including descriptions of regional projects.
It will identify, define, and prioritize operationally-focused projects—
both short-term (two years) and long-term (four or more years)—
consistent with regional and statewide operations objectives.
Ultimately, the ROP will feed into the LongLong-Range Plans in each
region and the corresponding Transportation Improvement
Programs (TIPs).
(TIPs). ROPs will also furnish inputs to future TSOP and
Regional ITS Architecture updates as well as the Pennsylvania
Mobility Plan.
PennDOT and its planning partners realize that regional
operations is a team effort and would appreciate your
input and perspective in identifying regional operations
needs and priorities as well as providing insight on
possible concepts and projects for potential future
programming..
Possible Operational Goals
Improve incident management
Improve traveler information
Improve safety
Promote tourism/ economic
development
Build/ maintain an operations
foundation
Improve operational performance
Improve security
Improve interagency communication
Promote multi-modal operations
For more information, please contact:
Dennis Toomey
Regional Champion
PennDOT Engineering District 5-0
1002 Hamilton Street
Allentown PA 18101
(610) 871-4475 - dtoomey@state.pa.us
PennDot Operations Region 5
Regional Operations Plan (rop)