Welcome to the Southern Nevada TIM Coalition Website

2009-2010 TIM Mtg. Schedule TIM Coalition meetings begin at 9:00 AM and end at 11:30 AM. TIM Steering Committee meets immediately following. July 23rd Sept. 24th Nov. 19th Jan. 28th March 25th May 27th TIM Training July 22nd Sept. 23rd Nov. 18th   Click the meeting date to see the agenda

The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), the Department of Public Services – NHP together with all other first responder agencies in the Las Vegas region joined in January of 2008 to form a regional Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Coalition. The primary mission of the TIM Program is to “Coordinate and sustain an effective multi-agency, multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional TIM program that improves safety for first responders, incident victims, users of the highway system and reduces traveler delay in the Las Vegas Nevada region.” The TIM provides a forum for discussions, incident debriefings, policies and procedures in order to enhance coordinated response time for removal of incidents from the roadway to prevent secondary crashes and minimize traffic congestion.

Next TIM Meeting: July 22^nd, 2010 at Clark County Coroner’s Office: 1704 Pinto Lane, Las Vegas NV 89106

TIM meetings are open to TIM Coalition Members. If you are a first responder to traffic incident management in the Las Vegas region please email the TIM Project Manager, Rita Brohman, to request an invitation at rlb@iteris.com

TIM News — Hot off the press...

The TIM Coalition has a newsletter for exchanging updated information among members between TIM meetings.  The latest newsletter can be accessed here.

TIM Training

Multi-Agency Multi-disciplinary training for various components of traffic incident management is offered by the TIM General Consultants, Rita Brohman, Iteris, Inc. and John O’Laughlin, Delcan, Inc., for the TIM Coalition and by members of the TIM at regular intervals.  Training will be provided on May 27th 2010 and/or at such other training times provided at this website (when available).  TIM training is open only to TIM Coalition Members.

Real Time Traffic Reports

Traffic can be a difficult challenge for travelers and emergency responders. For relatively real time information about construction, travel times and accidents underway in Las Vegas, please click on the following links:
 

• Construction Reports: Nevada Department of Transportation
   
• Travel Times – CCTV Cameras Real Time: FAST Traffic Management Center Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
   
• Accidents underway: Nevada Highway Patrol
   

TIM Map Boundaries

The Traffic Incident Management Coalition serves the Las Vegas region of Southern Nevada. The boundaries have been defined by the TIM Coalition as:

• The northern limits are Kyle Canyon Road on US 95 and the community of Apex on I-15.
• The southern limits are the state line on I-15 and the railroad crossing on US 95.

Click here for a map of the TIM boundaries.

Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Coalition

The TIM Coalition is made up of both public and private partnerships.  For a complete list of coalition members and phone numbers click here:

• Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), Environmental, Planning, Maintenance and Operations, District 1, Headquarters, Public Information Offices
• Nevada Department Safety - State Highway Patrol and the Division of Emergency Management
• Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC)
• Clark County Coroner’s Office
• Freeway and Arterial System of Transportation Management Center (FAST TMC)
• Clark County (fire, public works and maintenance departments)
• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
• City of Las Vegas (fire, public works department, etc)
• City of North Las Vegas (fire, police, public works)
• City of Henderson (fire, police, public works and maintenance departments)
• Local Ambulance Agencies
• Local Emergency Management offices
• Private Hazardous Materials Responders
• Private Wrecker & Towing Companies

If you have questions, please feel free to contact the TIM Coalition Program Manager, Rita L. Brohman, Iteris, Inc. rlb@iteris.com, (916) 847-9480.  Or, contact NDOT Project Manager John Domina, jdomina@dot.state.nv.us.

Southern Nevada Roadways at your Fingertips

Incidents can result in traffic congestion. Depending upon the time of day and location, incidents create 55-60% of the congestion on the Las Vegas Metro freeways.  Motorists can check out the roads before driving with the RTC's FAST cameras. From your web browser, you may click on this link to view these cameras. Click on the icon located in the freeway area you will be traveling capture an immediate snapshot of that camera's image. Then (if your browser is Internet Explorer), double-click on the "Click here..." at the bottom of the snapshot window to load a live, full-motion video feed.

The FAST regional traffic management center operates freeway cameras on portions of the metro freeway system with a larger infrastructure of camera surveillance evolving over time. These cameras are used to identify the exact location and often the severity of incidents, often within seconds of their occurrence. Identifying the severity and location of an incident; this can significantly shorten the response and clearance times for the incident. Usually when a crash occurs on the freeway, notification is made to State Highway Patrol by travelers observing the incident and calling 9-1-1 from cellular telephones. Very frequently, these callers are not able to provide an accurate location or even direction of where the incident has occurred. Nevada Highway Patrol headquarters for southern Nevada is co-located.

“Secondary Accidents”

An accident that occurs as a result of the congestion or distraction from a prior incident is referred to as a "secondary accident". Exact figures on the number of secondary accidents are difficult to calculate, however preliminary results of a study by University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) indicates 22% of all accidents in the Las Vegas region are the result of an earlier accident. National studies demonstrate that approximately 18% of all accidents in metropolitan regions are the result of an earlier incident. Secondary accidents can potentially be more serious than the original crash, especially if they occur at the boundary between free flowing, highway speed traffic and stopped traffic.