Maintenance and Construction Roles and Responsibilities

StakeholderRole and Responsibility
Counties and CitiesOperate or plan to operate AVL system to track vehicle locations
Operate and maintain agency vehicle fleet.
Manage maintenance and construction activities of county and city roads.
Dispatch maintenance vehicles for planned activities (road maintenance, snow plowing, etc.) and unplanned incidents within the jurisdictions.
Communicate maintenance and construction schedule and other related information to local agencies.
 
Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT)Provide and operate RWIS system and collect road weather information along major roadways, and distribute road weather information to local public safety agencies and transportation agencies.
Perform construction management.
Communicate maintenance and construction schedule and other related information with local agencies.
 
KDOT District/ Area/Sub-area OfficesOperate and maintain agency vehicle fleet.
Communicate maintenance and construction schedule and other related information with local agencies.
Maintain DOT owned ITS roadside equipment such as DMS, HAR, traffic recorders, etc.
Operate automated bridge de-icing system.
Operate Computer Aided System for Planning Efficient Routes (CASPER) to re-design network snow service routes and optimize the plowing process.
Operate field devices including sensors, cameras, and/or DMS/HAR for maintenance and construction activities.
Operate permanent and mobile Weight-in-Motion Stations in conjunction with KMCA, KDOR, KCC, KHP.
Perform maintenance of interstate, state highways and bridges.
 
Dispatch maintenance vehicles for planned activities (road maintenance, snow plowing, etc.) and unplanned incidents within the jurisdiction area.
KTAOperate portable DMS to direct traffic for special events, and maintenance and construction. Permanent DMSs are planned.
MoDOT 
Provide and operate RWIS system and collect road weather information along major roadways, and distribute road weather information to local public safety agencies and transportation agencies.
Perform construction management.
Communicate maintenance and construction schedule and other related information with local agencies.
NOAAMake available weather forecast; issue warnings related to adverse weather conditions.