Delaware River Port Authority
Police Department
Lt. Brian Kelly
Ben Franklin Bridge
IM Training Seminar
February 28, 2006
Introduction
• DRPA Bridge Characteristics
– Traffic Volumes
– Concrete Barriers
– Location References
• DRPA Police Response Protocol
• Scene Management: Staging Areas
Traffic Volume on DRPA Bridges
1,600,000
1,400,000
1,200,000
1,000,000
CBB
WWB
BFB
BRB
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
0
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Concrete Barriers on Bridges
• All 4 DRPA Bridges Have Concrete Barriers
Separating East/West Traffic
• Barriers Installed As Follows:
– Commodore Barry Bridge, 2001
– Walt Whitman Bridge, 2001
– Ben Franklin Bridge, 2000
– Betsy Ross Bridge, 2001
• Barriers Are Movable, Except BRB
Concrete Barriers on Bridges
• Installation of Barriers
– Forced incident response changes on the bridges
– Made communication and coordination among
neighboring Police, Fire, EMS and private towing
contractors imperative
Location Designations on Bridges
• Locations referenced by Lane Numbers and
Gantries/Structures
• Examples:
– CBB: Lanes 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (looking WB into PA)
• the right lane is Lane #1
– WWB: Lanes 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (looking WB into PA)
• the right lane is Lane #1
– BFB: Lanes 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (looking WB into PA)
• the right lane is Lane #1
– BRB: 3 lanes each direction, no number designation
Location Designations on Bridges
• Gantries/Structures are lettered from “A” to “O”
– The CBB is the only bridge lettered to “O”
– All other bridges lettered to “J”
• All gantries start at “A” on the PA side
DRPA Police Protocol
• First officer on scene responsible to provide
accurate information on:
– Location
– Type of Incident
– Injuries
– Need for additional resources
• Police, Fire, EMS
– Best route for access to the incident
DRPA Police Protocol
• Radio communications officer will utilize traffic
cameras:
– To identify the incident
– To relay information to responding patrol units
– To provide incident information to responding
agencies if police officer is unable to reach scene
Staging Areas
• Developed for outside assisting agencies
– Previously, responding agencies would respond
directly to the scene
• Existing protocol
– Fire/EMS directed to pre-set staging area
– Fire/EMS wait to be directed to the scene
• By DRPA police escort
• By telephone call
Staging Areas
• Locations of staging areas:
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CBB: Front of Administration Building
WWB: Camden Building (NJ side)
BFB: 7th and Cooper St’s
BRB: Front of Administration Building
Contact Information
Delaware River Port Authority Police Department
Lt. Brian Kelly
Ben Franklin Bridge
(856) 968-3387
Bjkelly@drpa.org