PS09: Transportation Infrastructure Protection
Need Area Description
This service package includes the monitoring of transportation infrastructure (e.g., bridges, tunnels and management centers) for potential threats using sensors and surveillance equipment and barrier and safeguard systems to control access, preclude an incident, and mitigate the impact of an incident if it occurs. Threats can result from acts of nature (e.g., hurricanes, earthquakes), terrorist attacks or other incidents causing damage to the infrastructure (e.g., stray barge hitting a bridge support). Infrastructure may be monitored with acoustic, environmental threat (such as nuclear, biological, chemical, and explosives), infrastructure condition and integrity, motion and object sensors and video and audio surveillance equipment. Data from such sensors and surveillance equipment may be processed in the field or sent to a center for processing. The data enables operators at the center to detect and verify threats. When a threat is detected, agencies are notified. Detected threats or advisories received from other agencies result in an increased level of system preparedness. In response to threats, barrier and safeguard systems may be activated to deter an incident, control access to an area or mitigate the impact of an incident. Barrier systems include gates, barriers and other automated and remotely controlled systems that manage entry to transportation infrastructure. Safeguard systems include blast shields, exhaust systems and other automated and remotely controlled systems that mitigate impact of an incident.
Need Area Type
Safety
Service Package
PS09: Transportation Infrastructure ProtectionIncludes Needs
| Number | Need |
|---|---|
| 01 | Traffic Operations and Emergency Management need to be able to monitor transportation infrastructure (e.g., bridges, tunnels and management centers) for potential threats in order to control access, preclude an incident, and mitigate the impact of an incident if it occurs. |
| 02 | Traffic Operations and Emergency Management need to be able to notify agencies if a threat is detected. |
| 03 | Traffic Operations and Emergency Management need to be able to collect advisories from other agencies related to detected threats. |
| 04 | Traffic Operations in response to threats needs to be able to activate the barrier and/or safeguard systems in order to deter an incident, control access to an area or mitigate the impact of an incident. |