A TMP is a documented set of coordinated transportation management strategies used to manage the temporary work zone impacts of construction projects. For more information, a
TMP Project Level Guidance Manual is available.
Purpose
- Minimize disruptions to motorists, the freight industry and communities.
- Maintain public and worker safety without compromising the quality of work being performed.
- Address growing congestion on many roads and an increasing need to perform rehabilitation and reconstruction work.
- Provide guidance to ODOT designers on how to develop project level TMP documents for projects. The project level TMP guidance document has been adopted by ODOT and applies to all projects in conjunction with the goals of the FHWA rule on
Work Zone Safety and Mobility 23 CFR 630 Subpart J.
TMP Components
- Introduction/Summary.
- Project description.
- Existing and Construction, Traffic & Roadway Conditions.
- Project Work Zone Strategies such as:
- Temporary traffic control.
- Public information.
- Traffic operation.
- Work Zone Strategies – Proposed Impacts such as:
- Mobility.
- Delay.
- Size and weight restrictions.
- Roadway conditions.
- Adjacent projects that may affect current project.
- Special events.
- Local ordinances such as noise.
- Access issues.
- Construction schedule limitations.
- Impacts to emergency and public services.
- Specification approvals such as
- Speed zones.
- Temporary signal plans.
- Estimates.
- Constriction Monitoring.
- TMP Evaluation/Report.
"Full" Version TMP Components
- The Traffic Control Plan and documentation of all related design and construction staging decisions.
- Traffic operations strategies to better manage traffic before and during construction work.
- Public information campaigns notify road users of the upcoming construction project, its impacts and their transportation alternatives.
"Simplified" Version TMP Components
- A Traffic Control Plan.
- Thorough documentation of all related design and construction staging decisions.
Information needed for the Freight Mobility Section of the TMP
- Critical route pair information.
- Detour route information. If on a local road, list the following:
- Who approved it?
- Describe truck modeling.
- Will the detour route allow oversize loads that are currently allowed on the restricted route?
- Are there any restrictions on the detour route?
- Can oversize loads be accommodated through the work zone by moving barriers and equipment out of the way and waving loads through with a short delay?
- Is advanced noticed required?
- Are crossovers used? If so, will traffic travel under structures?
- When lane closures are used, describe how much width is available for traffic between barriers.
- Is the work zone on a tangent or curve?
- Describe any ramp closures.
- Which on and off ramps are closed?
- How long will the closure last?
- Specify hours of operation for the project.
- Is the work done at nighttime, daytime or both?
- Is weekend work allowed?
- Are there windows of opportunity for loads to get through?