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Scout Traffic Management Center Annual Report
Fiscal Year 2007 (July 2006 - June 2007)

Introduction:

This report describes the operation and specific activities of the Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center (TMC). Activities for Fiscal Year 2007 (July 2006 - June 2007) are detailed in this report.

Operations Summary:

Incidents

  • TOC actively responded to 4,129 incidents
  • 306 were within work zones
  • 327 involved Big Rigs
  • 437 involved injuries
  • 23 involved fatalities
  • 53 possible secondary incidents
  • 359 indicated bad weather as a possible contributing factor

Dynamic Message Signs (DMS)

  • 9,559 activations
  • 16,543 messages were displayed

Web Site Messages

  • 6,299 total messages were posted to the web site including 1,288 for roadwork

Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) Useage

  • Activated 4 times

Equipment Operability

  • On average, 90% of the Cameras were completely operational
  • On average, 98% of the DMS were completely operational
  • On average, 79% of the Detector Stations were completely operational, 7% partly functional, 14% non-functional or undetermined

Additional Information

  • TOC operators logged 7,902 telephone calls with partner agencies
  • The Scout Website received 352,962 visits

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