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HIGHWAY 401
2012-2016 FULL CLOSURES
Eastern Ontario Mayors’ Caucus – October 13, 2017
Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus – October 20, 2017
CoST – October 19, 2017
Kathryn Moore, Regional Director,
Ministry of Transportation, Eastern Region
Outline
• Purpose
• Data Sources
• Traffic Volumes
• Trends
• County Maps
• Traveler Information
• Roadside Technology
• Highway Projects and Plans
• Next Steps
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Purpose
• To provide data about closures of Highway 401 in Eastern
Ontario between 2012 and 2016.
• To provide a brief overview of highway activities and
projects in the Highway 401 corridor.
• To provide an overview of next steps for review of
locations with high incidence of closures.
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Data Sources
• Highway 401 Full Closures Data• Data Set: 275 Full Closures
• Timeline: January 2012 to December 2016
• Collected By: MTO Ottawa Traffic Operations Centre (OTOC) 7/24 from information received from the Ontario Provincial Police Communications Centre
• Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have the authority to close highways under the Highway Traffic Act
• Traffic Volume Data• Traffic Volumes are sourced from:
http://www.raqsb.mto.gov.on.ca/techpubs/TrafficVolumes.nsf/tvweb?OpenForm&Seq=1
• % Trucks are estimated by Systems Analysis and Forecasting Office based on data collected by the Traffic Volume Inventory System (TVIS)
• All Collisions Data• Data Set: 7,371 Collisions
• Timeline: January 2012 to December 2016
• Collected By: MTO from the Accident Information System (AIS)
• AIS is populated from collision reports entered by police services
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Highway 401: 2012 and 2016 Traffic Volumes
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5Traffic Volumes at singular locations are estimates.
Highway 401: 2012 and 2016 Traffic Volumes
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City * AADT SADT WADT % Trucks
2012 2016 2012 2016 2012 2016 2016
Port Hope 48,100 50,800 58,200 61,900 40,900 43,200 21%
Belleville 42,500 45,300 50,600 53,900 36,600 38,500 30%
Napanee 36,800 39,300 43,800 46,700 31,700 33,400 24%
Kingston 50,200 55,000 60,700 67,100 42,600 46,700 20%
Gananoque 31,300 32,300 37,800 39,300 26,600 27,400 36%
Brockville 33,300 33,600 40,300 40,900 28,300 28,500 32%
Cornwall 19,100 22,500 23,100 27,400 16,200 19,100 41%
*Traffic Volumes at singular locations are estimates.
AADT = Annual Average Daily Traffic.
SADT = Summer Average Daily Traffic.
WADT = Winter Average Daily Traffic.
Highway 401: 2012-2016 Planned Closures
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total Number of Closures 55 41 70 57 52
Total Planned Closures * 3 2 1 0 4
Duration
(Hours)
Total # of Hours 20.0 16.5 13.0 0.0 41.5
Average 6.7 8.3 13.0 0.0 10.4
Minimum 4.0 6.5 13.0 0.0 10.0
Maximum 8.0 10.0 13.0 0.0 11.0
*Planned Closures: related to scheduled bridge work, bridge demolitions, and pavement repairs from contracts. 7
Northumber-
landHastings
Lennox &
AddingtonFrontenac
Leeds &
Grenville
Stormont,
Dundas &
Glengarry
Total Planned
Closures *
(5 year total)
0 0 0 0 0 10
Total # of Hours 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 91.0
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total Number of Closures 55 41 70 57 52
Total Unplanned Closures 52 39 69 57 48
TT Removals 11 5 11 8 2
Miscellaneous * 3 4 4 1 3
Total Collisions Resulting in
Closure **38 30 54 48 43
Collisions Involving TT *** 27 22 30 31 34
Collisions in a CZ *** 5 3 9 5 5
Highway 401: 2012-2016 Unplanned Closures
*Miscellaneous: Closures related to police investigations (7), Transport stuck on a hill (4), emergency repairs (2),
hydro wires down (1), and poor road conditions (1).
**Total Collisions: includes multi-vehicle collisions.
***Collisions involving TT and in a CZ are based on Highway 401 Full Closures Data, not AIS data. Cause not identified.
TT = Tractor Trailer.
CZ = Construction Zone.
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total Number of Closures 55 41 70 57 52
Total Unplanned Closures * 52 39 69 57 48
Duration
(Hours)
Total # of Hours 285.3 222.5 341.5 291.0 193.0
Average 5.5 5.7 4.9 5.1 4.0
Minimum 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0
Maximum 19.5 24.0 20.0 28.0 20.0
Highway 401: 2012-2016 Unplanned Closures
*Unplanned Closures: related to collisions, tractor trailer removals, and other. See slide 8.
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Highway 401: 2012-2016 Unplanned ClosuresNorthumber-
landHastings
Lennox &
AddingtonFrontenac
Leeds &
Grenville
Stormont,
Dundas &
Glengarry
Distance through
County64 km 46 km 33 km 37 km 92 km 95 km
All Collisions 1,803 968 748 1,250 1,572 1,030
Total Unplanned
Closures *
(5 year total)
47 40 30 26 71 59
Collisions 38 30 21 21 60 48
TT Removals 3 8 9 5 6 9
Miscellaneous 6 2 0 0 5 2
All Collisions
per km28.2 21.0 22.7 33.8 17.1 10.8
Unplanned Closures
per km0.73 0.87 0.91 0.70 0.77 0.62
Collision Rate **
(2016)0.03 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.03
Closure Rate***
(2016)0.007 0.005 0.007 0.008 0.017 0.018
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*Total Unplanned Closures: The closures that span between two counties are included in both counties. Due to overlap,
county closure and duration numbers are slightly larger than yearly closure numbers.
** Collision Rate is collisions per million vehicle kilometres. Collision rates are below the 2015 provincial freeways average of 0.5.
*** Closure Rate is closures per million vehicle kilometres.
Highway 401: 2012-2016 Unplanned Closures
Northumber-
landHastings
Lennox &
AddingtonFrontenac
Leeds &
Grenville
Stormont,
Dundas &
Glengarry
Distance through
County64 km 46 km 33 km 37 km 92 km 95 km
Total Unplanned
Closures *
(5 year total)
47 40 30 26 71 59
Duration
(Hours)
Total #
of Hours258.5 229.8 117.5 131.5 376.5 276.5
Average 5.5 5.7 3.9 5.1 5.3 4.7
Min 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Max 28 20.0 15.0 19.5 24.0 17.5
Direction of
Unplanned Closures
25 EB
15 WB
7 Both
13 EB
17 WB
10 Both
15 EB
10 WB
5 Both
16 EB
8 WB
2 Both
38 EB
25 WB
8 Both
26 EB
27 WB
6 Both
MVkm ** (2016) 1125 639 457 526 1043 681
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*Unplanned Closures: related to collisions, tractor trailer removals, and other. See slide 10.
*Total Unplanned Closures: The closures that span between two counties are included in both counties. Due to overlap, county
closure and duration numbers are slightly larger than yearly closure numbers.
** MVkm = million vehicle kilometres. MVkm is determined with traffic volumes and section lengths.
Highway 401: 2012-2016 Seasonal Closures
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2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016
All Collisions Occurring in
Winter *787 1,445 868 530
Collisions Occurring in
Winter * that resulted in full
closures
11 38 27 24
*Winter defined as November 1st to March 31st of one winter season.
Highway 401: 2012-2016 Six Lane Sections
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total
Closures in Four Lane
Section (43 km)5 6 7 4 6 28
Closures in
Six Lane Section (21 km)3 3 7 4 2 19
Total Closures Occurring in
Northumberland (64 km)8 9 14 8 8 47
Closures in Four Lane
Section (22 km)7 2 5 3 4 21
Closures in
Six Lane Section (15 km)1 3 0 1 0 5
Total Closures Occurring in
Frontenac (37 km)8 5 5 4 4 26
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Northumberland
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Hastings
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Lennox and Addington
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Frontenac
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Leeds and Grenville
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Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
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• Ontario 511–Traveler Information Services- website, social media,
telephone
• 511 will post Forecasted Driving Conditions for 2017/18 winter season
• Interactive Kiosks at ONroute Centres including Track My Plow in
winter
• Highway Traffic Management Systems
• COMPASS
• Traffic Cameras
• Portable Variable Message Signs (PVMS)
• Eastern Region pilot project for Twitter and PVMS queue and wait times
information (Using Bluetooth technology)
• @401construction Twitter site: One-window traffic management site being
updated in real-time by MTO contractors
• OPP Liaison 7/2421
Traveler Information
• Technologies in use on Ontario Highways• Road Weather Information System (RWIS)
• RWIS Cameras
• Winter Maintenance Automated Vehicle Location (AVL)
• Track my Plow
• Low Visibility Warning System (LVWS) – Northumberland (Pilot Project)
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Roadside Technologies
Ottawa Traffic Operations Centre
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COMPASS Cameras
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Road and Weather Information System
(RWIS) Integrated system of weather and
road surface information
MTO network of 148 stations
Used to predict winter weather,
road conditions and maintenance
services
Includes:
o Detailed 24 hour weather
forecast for rain, snow,
temperature, dew point, wind
o Detailed 24 hour road surface
forecast for snow or ice, frost,
wet, damp, dry
o 7 day long range weather
forecast
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RWIS Cameras
Screen captures taken
on September 27th, 2017
at 4:00 pm
RWIS Cameras
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Low Visibility Warning System (LVWS)
One of a kind system for MTO
Located in an area of Highway 401 in Northumberland County that is especially prone to snow streamers offLake Ontario creating white out conditions
When reduced visibility is detected the systemautomatically triggers flashing lights on these signs (3sets of signs)
Portable Variable Message Signs at either end of theinstallation (1 PVMS sign in each direction)
MTO and our contractor receive notification when the system activates.
The intent of the system is to influence driver behavior when reduced visibility is detected.
This system is a trial project; the ministry is monitoring and will consider expanding and/orenhancing the system.
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Fixed Automated Spray Technology
(FAST)• Integrated system of weather and road surface information, with components that
include:
• Road Weather Information System (RWIS)
• Pumphouse with chemical storage tanks, pumps, system controllers, and valves
• Lines, valves, and spray nozzles in the bridge decks
• Road sensors in the highway and on the bridge deck
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• FAST provides automated application of anti-icing
chemical in advance of forecasted winter weather
and road conditions
• FAST sends e-mail notifications to maintenance
staff to provide a warning of inclement weather or
deteriorating road conditions
• FAST systems are located on selected bridge
locations prone to unusual icing conditions due to
the locations microclimate.
• The first FAST system in Canada was built on the
Highway 401 eastbound / Highway 416
northbound ramp in the year 2000. Salmon River and Highway 401 EB to Highway 416 NB
Winter Maintenance Automated Vehicle
Location (AVL)
• All winter equipment has AVL
• Uses GPS technology to track plow trucks, salt/sand trucks, patrol trucks, etc.
• Capable of tracking, storing and reporting movement and actions while in use, 24 hrs/day 7 days/week.
• Can monitor winter equipment in real time (within cell coverage)
• Provides detailed information;
• Location, speed, operation (plowing, spreading), type of material (salt, sand), application rates
• Information is also stored in a database for later retrieval.30
Track My Plow
• Public website enabling real-time tracking of snow plows.
• Also provides weather information, access to COMPASS and weather cameras, and 511 Twitter site.
• Has been rolled out across Southern Ontario and the near North.
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ONroute Kiosks
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Interactive Kiosks at ONroute
Centres including Track My Plow
in winter
Highway Projects and Plans
• Highway 401 • Six-laning underway from 1 km west of
Burnham Street to 2 km east of Nagle Road in Cobourg area and from Cataraqui River to Highway 15 in Kingston area
• Paved shoulders, 100% complete west of Kingston and 43% complete east of Kingston, target fully complete within 5 years
• FAST Systems -Salmon River and Highway 401/416 Interchange
• Ramp gates largely complete from west to east to Cardinal; target complete by end 2018
• Planning studies underway for six-laningfrom Nagle Road through Belleville
• Underpass bridge replacements -lengthened to accommodate future six-laning
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Aultsville Underpass
Next Steps
Review Areas of Higher Incidence of Closures
• Traffic Operations• Detailed Review of Collisions
• Speed Analysis
• Correlation of Closure Rates to Collision Rates
• Winter Operational Review• Local Climate Analysis
• Highway Engineering Elements• Geometric Analysis
• Roadside Safety Review
EDR Reviews with Municipalities and OPP - underway
Ongoing Information Sharing• Municipalities, OPP, Local Police, Fire Departments, and Paramedic Services
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