Traffic Operations
What does Traffic Operations do?
The Regional Transportation Management Center's traffic operations helps to:
- Reduce crashes and congestion
- Increase freeway capacity
- Increase freeway speeds during peak periods
- Provides accurate, timely traffic information to travelers
- Allows for removal of stalled vehicles by FIRST
- Allows for Incident management assistance with State Patrol
- Enhances service for transit and carpoolers
How?
Traffic Operations uses the following technologies and programs to benefit commuters in the Twin Cities Metro:
- Traffic surveillance via CCTV and Loop Detectors- Visit our data tools to access traffic data
- Ramp Meters- traffic signals on highway entrance ramps
- 511mn
- Dynamic Message Signs
- Lane Control Signals
- MnDOT Traveler Information
- MnPASS
- Smart lanes
- Incident Management Program
- FIRST Program
- Research and Development