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Metro District Transportation Management Plan
(TMP) Process
TMP Development During Scoping and Design
1. The Project Manager is the steward of the TMP-related documents during scoping and
design and is responsible for ensuring that they get completed, with responsibilities as
described under “components of TMP”.
a. Project Manager will work with MnDOT Offices of Construction, Traffic, Public
Affairs, Business Liaison, Area Engineer, RTMC, and FHWA as needed (this group
will be the TMP team).
2. The TMP Scoping Worksheet will be completed during project scoping. This worksheet
consists of the Work Zone Mobility Impact Assessment Worksheet, Red Flag Checklist
(including consideration of ABC techniques), and TMP Scoping Conclusions. The Work
Zone Mobility Impact Assessment Worksheet will determine whether the Red Flag
Checklist needs to be completed during scoping, and whether a TMP, Basic TMP, or no
TMP is needed during project development.
3. For projects that do not go through the MnDOT scoping process, the Work Zone
Mobility Impact Assessment Worksheet and Red Flag Checklist will be completed.
4. If it is determined that a TMP or Basic TMP is needed for a project, a first run of the TMP
worksheet will be done prior to 30% plan completion.
a. It is recommended that the Project Manager has a meeting with the TMP team
to discuss known or possible impacts and mitigation considerations.
b. If answers to items are not yet known, “Possible” can be entered in the checklist.
When the checklist is complete, all “Possible” items must be changed to “Yes”,
“No” or “N/A”.
5. If a TMP is needed, a draft TMP will be sent to FHWA (for federally funded projects)
prior to the 60% plan completion.
6. For locally led projects, a draft TMP will be submitted with the 60% submittal and the
“final” TMP will be submitted with the 90% submittal.
7. The MnDOT Metro Traffic Work Zone group will work directly with RTMC regarding
RTMC and ITS traffic mitigation measures, and to coordinate RTMC and work zone
traffic control.
8. When the MnDOT Metro Construction office is preparing the Time and Traffic special
provisions, the construction Project Engineer will refer to the TMP worksheet to confirm
provisions/commitments that were made. If there are conflicts between the T&T and
the TMP worksheet, the TMP team will discuss.
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TMP Modifications During Construction (projects with MnDOT Metro contract
administration)
9. After the project is let, the Resident Engineer will become the steward of the document
for construction administration. If other functional areas have additional
documentation (RTMC changes, monitoring, etc), they will add it to the TMP folder in
ProjectWise.
10. If any significant changes are made during construction that conflict with provisions or
commitments made in the TMP, the Project Engineer will document this as a “Change to
the TMP”.
a. Prior to making these changes, the Project Engineer will discuss them with the
applicable TMP Modification Contacts. The TMP Modification Contacts will be
listed in the TMP document, and will include the Project Manager, Traffic Work
zone supervisor, Area Engineer, Project Business Liaison, Resident Engineer and
others as needed.
b. Examples of changes requiring documentation include
i. Significant revision of duration of ramp or lane closures
ii. Closing ramps or lanes that were noted in the TMP as remaining open
iii. Closing access to residences or businesses that were noted in the TMP as
being maintained
iv. Extending allowed maximum time for ramp, road, or staged lane closures
that were noted in the TMP
v. Increase in established number of mainline road closures
vi. Other significant changes as needed
c. The details regarding the change, and the reason for the change, will be
documented and e-mailed to a list of TMP Modification Contacts. The MnDOT
Metro Traffic office will add this information to the TMP folder in ProjectWise.
11. If performance standards for mobility and safety that were established in the TMP are
not met, the additional mitigation strategy recommendations will be documented as a
“Change to the TMP” and sent to the TMP Modifications Contacts by the MnDOT Metro
Traffic office.
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Components of TMP (with responsible team member)
1. Title Sheet (PM)
2. Table of Contents (PM)
3. Project Description (PM)
a. Corridor discussion and project scope
b. TMP team
4. TMP Scoping Worksheet (PM)*
5. TMP worksheet (assigned to TMP team by PM)
6. Traffic Analysis (as needed) (Traffic)
7. Traffic and Staging Discussion (Traffic)
8. Time and Traffic special provisions discussion (Traffic)
9. Public Information Communications Plan (PAC)
10. TMP Modifications Process (PM)
11. Appendices
a. Modeling output
b. Meeting minutes
c. Correspondence
d. Traffic Control plans
e. Time and Traffic Special Provisions
f. Modifications to TMP (Construction/Traffic)
g. Others as needed
The size of the document will be dependent on the complexity of the project. For projects
with relatively minor traffic impacts, the TMP will be simple. For complex projects with
major traffic impacts, the TMP will be more detailed, with more analysis, discussion, and
mitigations.
Components of Basic Transportation Management Plan (with responsible team member)
1.
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3.
4.
TMP Scoping Worksheet (PM)*
TMP Worksheet (assigned to TMP team by PM)**
Traffic Control Plans (if applicable) (Traffic)
Time and Traffic Special Provisions (Construction)
*If project did not go through MnDOT scoping process, include Work Zone Mobility Impact Assessment Worksheet
and Red Flag Checklist
** If project does not impact traffic flow or access (such as shoulder work), a summary of the traffic control and
description of work may be substituted for the TMP worksheet.