Private Road Operators
Description
Owners and operators of private roads, for example 407 ETR in Ontario and Highways 20 and 30 in Québec.
Associated Inventory
Operational Concepts
| Area | Role and Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Archived Data Systems | Operators of traffic management centres provide data on traffic counts, speeds, volumes, accident reports, etc. to the Canadian provincial and regional transportation planning data archive systems. |
| Electronic Payment | Responsible for managing the electronic toll collection process and detecting and processing violations of motorist that go through a toll plaza without paying. |
| Responsible for lifting toll payments during extreme events, such as natural disasters and mass evacuations. | |
| Provide information to toll reconciliation systems to coordinate payments and exchange information with other toll operators. | |
| Emergency Management | Implement disaster response and emergency response plans. |
| Work with public safety agencies, municipal governments, and the ministry of the environment to develop disaster response and emergency response plans for large scale emergencies. | |
| During evacuation scenarios share information with regional transportation authorities and municipal traffic managers. | |
| Coordinate traffic control and resource sharing with public safety agencies and municipal governments during disaster response, recovery and evacuation situations. | |
| Coordinate closure requests with Provincial Emergency Preparedness Centre (PEPC) and with the Bridge or Tunnel Operating Agencies. | |
| Incident Management | Responsible for providing incident information detected by patrol vehicles or motorist call-ins to public safety agencies in border areas. |
| Responsible for addressing incidents, disasters, security threats, or any event that will cause a disruption to traffic flow on the bridge or tunnel. | |
| Responsible for collecting traffic related data that provide indications that there may be disruptions in the traffic stream. | |
| Responsible for assisting in restoring traffic back to its pre-incident condition by working with public safety to provide resources as needed. | |
| Traffic Management | Operate and maintain private transportation infrastructure - may include ramps and approaches, signs, ITS devices, and control centres. |
| Monitor traffic flow over the private transportation network. | |
| Work with municipal governments and public safety agencies to develop diversion response plans for freeway and bridge closures. | |
| Coordinate with adjacent provincial/state and municipal traffic management centres. | |
| Respond to requests from public safety agencies (e.g. police) to close the roadway. | |
| Disseminate information on traffic and weather conditions using dynamic message signs or other roadside equipment. | |
| Share information on traffic conditions with other centres so traffic operations can be coordinated. | |
| Traveller Information | Provide information concerning the conditions of the roadway including, traffic congestion, incidents, or weather conditions to area public safety agencies. |
| Coordinate traveller information with other information service providers including other transportation operations centres, etc. | |
| Collect and format data concerning road and travel conditions. | |
| Collect and format data concerning maintenance and construction activities including asset restrictions from the municipality's maintenance services. | |
| Collect and disseminate information on border crossing status and delays. |