Lt. Brian KellyBen Franklin Bridge

IM Training SeminarFebruary 28, 2006

Delaware River Port Authority Police Department

Introduction

• DRPA Bridge Characteristics– Traffic Volumes– Concrete Barriers– Location References

• DRPA Police Response Protocol• Scene Management: Staging Areas

Traffic Volume on DRPA Bridges

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200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

Daily Weekly Monthly

CBBWWBBFBBRB

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:– 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