Traffic Modeling Office

 

William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower, 20th Floor
312 Rosa L Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615-741-2466
Fax: 615-253-5462

Michelle Hunt, P.E.
Traffic Modeling Manager
Phone: 615-253-4506
Email: Michelle.Hunt@tn.gov

Responsibilities

The Traffic Modeling Office supports TDOT project development by developing traffic analysis models to determine how a project will affect traffic operations, safety, and system performance. These analyses guide design decisions from early concept development through final design.

Responsibilities include:

·       Evaluating planning and operational alternatives

·       Improving infrastructure design

·       Reducing disruptions to traffic flow

·       Presenting traffic analysis to project stakeholders and the public

·       Monitoring roadway performance

·       Analyzing traffic patterns with modeling and probe data software

The Traffic Modeling Office is involved in PDN activities 1TD1 and 1TD2, which include:

·       Developing and validating traffic models

·       Providing operational analysis throughout design stages

·       Supporting multidisciplinary coordination

·       Delivering traffic data for signal, lighting, and ITS/TSMO design

·       Maintaining consistency with TDOT tools and processes

For more information regarding the Traffic Modeling Office’s role in TDOT’s PDN: https://www.tn.gov/tdot/pm/pdn.html

 

Resources

·       HSAM Volume 2: https://www.tn.gov/tdot/traffic-design/operations-and-safety/access-manual.html

·       TDOT Traffic Impact Studies Guide: https://www.tn.gov/tdot/traffic-design/traffic-impact-studies.html

·       Traffic Operations and Safety Analysis Manual (TOSAM): Currently under development