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State Brief – Maryland

EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS PLANS IN MARYLAND

Planning Boundary2

Evacuation Plan

Notification

ShelteringSecurity

Mass Care

Others

Pets

Special-NeedsTransportation

Reception

Traffic Emergency Management Plan

Emergency Response Actions

Damage control & suppression actionsProtective Actions

Concept of Use

Actions that this Plan supports

Assess resource availability

Manage evacuation traffic

• Select routes• Select Traffic Control Points• Select staging areas• Determine reception center locations• Estimate resource requirements

• Determine deployment plan• Determine redeployment plan

Uncontrolled Events

Yes

Determine Evacuation Strategy

Impact Escalation is uncertain in Time and Space

Local

Regional

Evacuate?

Other Evacuation Support Activities

Existing Plans and Status4

Plan NameEvac

RoutesTCP &

ResourcesStaging Areas

Reception & Shelters

Bus Bridge, Pedestrian

GISFiles

MD-NCR 2010

Eastern Shore

Baltimore Region

Southern MD

Anne Arundel Co.

Harford Co.

Cecil Co.

Fort Detrick 2010

NSA/Ft. Meade

Social Security

NASA 2010

NIH/Naval Med

Calvert Cliffs

TCP = Traffic Control Point

Scenarios Used in Planning

NCR 2010 Terrorism in DC Terrorism in Baltimore Calvert Cliffs or Indian Head

industrial incident Incident at Fort Detrick Three-Mile Island (secondary)

Harford & Cecil 2010 Hurricane Peach Bottom Aberdeen Proving Ground Susquehanna River Flooding

Southern MD Terrorism in DC Hurricane Calvert Cliffs Cove Point LNG Indian Head Dahlgren

Anne Arundel Hurricane Terrorism in DC Terrorism in Baltimore

Eastern Shore Hurricane

Harford: Hurricane Traffic Control Strategy

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95

Potential road flooding at 5 locations

Maintain general strategy

Modify Plan Pre-deploy road closure

teams

Set up access control to flooded roads

Divert traffic to alternate routes

Traffic Management Strategy Assume I-95 Corridor traffic

avoids the region

Goal Facilitate evacuation outward,

beyond the Beltway Assist stranded commuters to

find their way home

Divert Regional Traffic from Far Away to Lessen Impacts

Temporal factors Day/Night Snow/Rain What-if analysis

Eastern Shore Hurricane Traffic Management Strategy (Contra Flow)

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Traffic Control Points

Maximize evacuation traffic flow

Use of traffic signals is preferred

Personnel helps to clear incidents or direct traffic Law enforcement/military

personnel at key locations Priority 1: set up as soon as

evacuation anticipated Priority 2: set up as conditions

warrant and resources available

Designed for field useTCP #MG-T24

Priority 1

1. Close 2 lef t-turn lanes f rom MD 97 NB onto MD 586 to minimize interference with NB evacuation traf f ic on Connecticut Ave

2. Close lef t-turn lane f rom MD 97 SB onto Pritchard Rd to minimize interference with evacuation traf f ic on MD 97 NB

3. Close right-turn lane f rom Pritchard Rd onto MD 97 NB

4. Personnel needed to manage SB traf f ic on MD 97 & MD 586

Resource Requirements

1. 50 Cones2. Two No-Left-Turn signs3. One Road-Closed sign4. Three Watch duty positions

MD 97 @ MD 586(Georgia Ave @ Veirs Mill Rd)

97

NORTH

Not Drawn to Scale

Source: maps.google.com

D.C. Scenario

Evac TrafficTraffic Lane

Montgomery County

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KEY

Road BlockPersonnel

Traffic SignalCones/Barrels

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNO PUBLIC RELEASE

MG-S59

ID  MG‐S59County  Montgomery Evacuation Route  MD 355Side of Evacuation Route NB Name  White Flint Mall Shopping CenterCross Road 1  Edson LnCross Road 2 Security LnFunction  Shopping Center Parking Surface Type  Paved Estimated # of Spaces  660 *

Size  MediumAccessed By  Main Road # of Access Points 2AR1_Access Road Name  MD 355 NBAR1_Road Width  50  ft, 58 ft AR1_# of Access Points   2AR1_Access Point Width  26 ft , 24 ft * Outdoor parking spaces 

Potential Staging Area

Access Point 1

A ce s oi t 2

AP1

AP2

MG-S59: MD 355 (Rockville Pike) NB

355

Edson Ln

355

355

Sample Equipment Inventory11

Deployment Plan (1 of 2)

Rapid Response, Standby Teams SHA

Counties

Road Closure Teams SHA

Counties

Bus-Bridge Concept of Operations

Assist evacuees using Metro Rail/MARC to continue their evacuation Bus bridge from a rail station

to a Reception Center (RC) It may take 6 to 12 hours to

mobilize bus resources Evacuees should wait in a safe

facility

Decon issues not addressed here 2 mi. (max)

Evacuee pick-up location

RCMetro station

RC

Priority 1 Bus Bridge (preferred)

Priority 2 Bus Bridge

Final Destinations(determined by

EMAs)

Walk

RC: Reception CenterEMAs: Emergency Management Agencies

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Planning Needs

Traffic Signal Operation Coordination and Real Time Traffic Signal Data

Towing and Recovery Coordination Transit Coordination Pedestrian Management Complete Regional Integrated Plan Real Time Regional GIS with all Inclusive Information Existing Systems Awareness (CAP WIN, RITIS, Models,

ICCTV, NCR ICCTV etc…)

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Current and Future Planning Efforts and Needs (Unfunded) Needs to be filled

Remaining counties and cities in the Baltimore Region Western Maryland Complete GIS work for remaining plans Update older plans to current standards

Follow-up work MOUs with Federal Agencies for mutual aid Agreement on Watch-Duty assignments Training Preparedness (resource build-up) Modeling and Monitoring Systems Build Out

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Traffic Control Point w th Detailed Control DiagramsEvacuation Route (Doc mented in GIS)

Note: TCPs and Evacuation Routes displayed are for AllNote: TCPs and Evacuation Routes displayed are for All--az r .Hazards.

Imagery: Google

Load Existent Scenario

New Scenario Define

Activate the evacuation system

Identify Destinations for Detouring the Traffic

FrederickCurrent Conditions:Avg. Volume: 2900vphAvg. Speed: 46.3mph

ManassasCurrent Conditions:Avg. Volume: 3560vphAvg. Speed: 31.9mph

RichmondCurrent Conditions:Avg. Volume: 3120vphAvg. Speed: 41.9mph

LeesburgCurrent Conditions:Avg. Volume: 1350vphAvg. Speed: 42.3mph

AnnapolisCurrent Conditions:Avg. Volume: 1900vphAvg. Speed: 35.0mph

BaltimoreCurrent Conditions:Avg. Volume: 4800vphAvg. Speed: 37.4mph

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THANK YOU

Questions?????

Alvin MarquessDeputy Director of Operations

Maryland State Highway Administrationamarquess@sha.state.md.us

(410) 582-5677