Congestion Management Process

Roadway congestion is a primary concern facing local and state governmental agencies in the Dayton Region as travel demand continues to outpace local, state, and federal efforts to expand roadway capacity. In order to evaluate current roadway conditions, assess regional transportation needs, and outline strategies to manage current and future roadway congestion, MVRPC has updated its Congestion Management Process (CMP) Technical Report.

The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) legislation of 2005 continued to emphasize the development of a Congestion Management Process as part of the regional transportation planning efforts in all urbanized areas. To meet this requirement, MVRPC has published the 2007 Congestion Management Process Technical Report in preparation for the 2030 Long-Range Transportation Plan update (scheduled to be adopted in May 2008).

Objectives of the 2007 CMP Technical Report include:

•  Identify locations of existing and future congestion
•  Specify strategies to minimize or eliminate congestion
•  Evaluate the effectiveness of implemented congestion management strategies
•  Note locations where congestion may be impacting roadway safety
•  Provide input to the MVRPC Long Range Transportation Plan

The report documents the status of regional roadway congestion based on the most recent transportation data available and the 2004 update of the Long Range Transportation Plan. Incorporated within the report are current and future regional recurring and non-recurring congestion trends along with various regional congestion management strategies, including public transportation, alternative transportation, traffic incident management, and intelligent transportation systems. The Technical Report is intended to provide information and guidance to local, state, and federal officials on where congestion management strategies should be implemented to provide maximum congestion relief along the regional roadway network. The report can also be used by local project sponsors as evidence for capacity needs on the region's surface arterial and collector roadways.

The final Congestion Management Process Technical Report is available for download in its entirety, or in separate chapters.

Final Document with large maps (Adobe Acrobat Reader:13.3 MB - may be a very long download)

Final Document without large maps (Adobe Acrobat Reader:5.9 MB)

Separate sections available for faster download:

•  Table of Contents, List of Tables, List of Figures (Adobe Acrobat Reader:366 KB)
•  Chapter 1 - Roadway Congestion Overview (Adobe Acrobat Reader:387 KB)
•  Chapter 2 - Recurring Congestion Trends (Adobe Acrobat Reader:1.48 MB)
•  Chapter 3 - Non-Recurring Congestion Trends(Adobe Acrobat Reader:1.17 MB)
•  Chapter 4 - Public Transportation Demand (Adobe Acrobat Reader:1.65 MB)
•  Chapter 5 - Congestion Management Strategies(Adobe Acrobat Reader:257 KB)
•  Chapter 6 - Intelligent Transp. System Dev. and Implementation Program (Adobe Acrobat Reader:234 KB)
•  Chapter 7 - Federal and State Congestion Management Efforts (Adobe Acrobat Reader:146 KB)
•  Chapter 8 - Conclusion and Next Steps(Adobe Acrobat Reader:61 KB)
•  Appendix A - 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan Project List(Adobe Acrobat Reader:104 KB)
•  Appendix B - Load Factor Analysis Tables (2003)(Adobe Acrobat Reader:148 KB)

All large format (11x17) maps are available for download here .