Manhattan Maintenance and Construction Vehicles

Status

Existing

Description

This element represents Manhattan's vehicles and equipment for roadway maintenance and construction purposes, including heavy equipment, trucks, supervisory vehicles, and snow plows. Manhattan plans to install MDTs by the end of 2015 and also has plans to use on–board GPS devices as an AVL/Computer Aided Dispatch system as well.

Stakeholders

StakeholderRoleRole Status
City of Manhattan Public WorksOwnsExisting

Physical Objects

Maint and Constr Vehicle OBE

Functional Objects

Functional ObjectDescriptionUser Defined
MCV Roadway Maintenance and Construction'MCV Roadway Maintenance and Construction' includes the on–board systems that support routine non–winter maintenance on a roadway system or right–of–way. Routine maintenance includes landscape maintenance, hazard removal (roadway debris, dead animals), routine maintenance activities (roadway cleaning, grass cutting), and repair and maintenance of both ITS and non–ITS equipment on the roadway (e.g., signs, traffic controllers, traffic detectors, dynamic message signs, traffic signals, etc.).False
MCV Vehicle Location Tracking'MCV Vehicle Location Tracking' monitors vehicle location and reports the position and timestamp information to the dispatch center.False
MCV Winter Maintenance'MCV Winter Maintenance' supports snow plow operations and other roadway treatments (e.g., salt spraying and other material applications). It supports communications with the center to receive information and instructions that are provided to the vehicle operator and also supports remote control of on–board systems. It tracks operational status of snow and ice control operations and provides this information back to the center.False

Interfaces To

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Manhattan Street Division Office
Manhattan Traffic Operations Facility