Bus on Shoulder Systems (BOSS) Team meetings

The NC Department of Transportation, Triangle Transit, and other members of the I-40 Regional Partnership are considering the potential for a possible pilot implementation of a Bus on Shoulder Systems (BOSS) project on I-40 in the Research Triangle region.  The I-40 Regional Partnership has initiated a regional BOSS Team which will exhibit primary coordinating responsibility for several implementation and operational elements of the BOSS program including corridor selection, implementation guidelines, and driver training. 

The Team's initial focus will be to examine the potential for a possible BOSS implementation in the region, and if the concept appears viable, to then prepare for and successfully develop and execute a pilot BOSS implementation on the I-40 corridor.  However, the Team will continue to meet periodically even after the conclusion of a successful pilot in order to maintain the effectiveness of the program and to consider expansion of BOSS to other locations in the region.

I-40 Regional Partnership
Bus on Shoulder Systems (BOSS) Team Meeting
Meeting 8 -- Friday, March 2, 2012 -- 9 am - 11:30 am
Triangle Transit HQ -- 4600 Emperor Blvd, Durham

WORKING AGENDA

1. Welcome, introductions, and thank yous
       Meredith McDiarmid, PE, NCDOT

2.  BOSS status update -- Meredith McDiarmid
     -- Progress to date, critical path items, pending tasks

3.  Final version of NC BOSS Implementation and Operations Plan (IOP)
      -- FHWA approval status

4.  Corridor preparations  (link to pilot corridor locator map here)
      -- Signage implementation -- NCDOT
      -- Roadside tree limbs -- NCDOT

5.  Driver training -- Tammy Romain, Triangle Transit

6.  Public outreach and education -- Brad Schulz, Triangle Transit and Steve Abbott, NCDOT
      -- Updated BOSS Frequently-Asked Questions  (FAQs)
      -- Development of web site by Triangle Transit
      -- Public outreach partners working group
      -- Press event on Tue Mar 13 at 11 am at District Drive
      -- Media coverage since February 3rd  (links to media as they occur)
           (past media:  N&O story, Herald-Sun story, Durham News story, N&O editorial)

7.  Operations, Communications, and Enforcement Protocols -- NCDOT Transportation Mobility and Safety staff
      -- ITS displays (see draft DMS panels; see map of DMS locations in BOSS pilot corridor)
      -- Interagency communications plan, protocols, and tools
           (see draft interagency communications plan; see draft interagency communications map)
      -- Incident communication protocols (see draft procedure for driver incident reporting)
      -- Towing enforcement
      -- Daily operations

8.  Pilot evaluation framework -- Brian Mayhew, NCDOT; Triangle Transit

9.   Review of key milestone dates
      -- BOSS pilot begins on Monday, April 2nd

10. Other outstanding items
      -- Other items as identified by BOSS Team

11.  Confirm upcoming meeting dates
      -- Next BOSS meeting date is Friday, March 30th at 9am at Statewide Traffic Operations Center
      -- Subsequent BOSS meeting date is Friday, May 11th at 9am at Triangle Transit

      -- I-40 triannual partnership meeting -- Wednesday, April 18th at 9am at TBA

Adjourn

View the agenda from prior BOSS meetings

REFERENCES

• BOSS draft Implementation and Operations Plan (IOP)
• BOSS progress to date, critical path items, pending tasks
• BOSS pilot implementation map
• Bus on Shoulder Systems (BOSS) website
• Bus on Shoulder Systems (BOSS) one page summary
• I-40 Regional Partnership website

Links from elsewhere

• MN:  Team Transit Webpage  [www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/teamtransit/]
• OH:  Report from Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission on Columbus Bus on Shoulder program, note large 8.1 MB file

Information from prior BOSS Team meetings

Next I-40 Regional Partnership meeting
- Wed, April 18, 2012 , 9 - 11:30 am

For more information, you can contact Meredith McDiarmid, PE, NCDOT State Systems Operations Engineer and Corridor Executive, I-40 / Research Triangle, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or John Tallmadge, Triangle Transit Director of Commuter Resources, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).