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Operations staff explain how camera monitoring, signs and troopers clear incidents on I-80
Summary
Operations staff described how cameras, variable message signs and brief trooper-led slowdowns are used to detect and clear debris and stalled vehicles on state highways, citing a stalled semi and routine debris responses near Centerville.
Operations staff at a Utah Department of Transportation operations center described how cameras and electronic signs help spot and clear incidents on state highways, and how coordination with troopers and maintenance crews keeps traffic moving.
"We are UDOT's eyes in the sky," said the agency official (S3), summarizing the center's role in spotting crashes, debris and pedestrians and dispatching maintenance teams for structure or debris emergencies. Staff members said the center pulls incidents up on camera to get troopers and incident management teams to scenes "as quickly and effectively as possible."
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