Program Background

RM3P builds on previous VDOT-led studies, including the Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) program that focuses on multi-modal travel and reducing congestion. ICM focuses on multi-modal travel and a reduction congestion to make travel in Virginia safer and more reliable. RM3P is consistent with the vision of Northern Virginia Transportation Authority’s (NVTA) long-range, regional transportation plan, TransAction. The vision of TransAction is to develop and sustain a multi-modal transportation system that enhances quality of life and supports economic growth, manage both demand and capacity, and employ the best technology. The Commonwealth of Virginia and NVTA mutually agreed to co-sponsor RM3P, as it addresses transportation needs and goal to keep the region moving.

ICM, under the right conditions, can result in “significant improvements in the efficient movement of people and goods through institutional collaboration and aggressive proactive integration of existing infrastructure along major corridors,” according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The RM3P builds on these concepts by:

• Encouraging greater use of the state’s extensive public transit infrastructure and services.
• Working with key stakeholders to better understand and address the challenges they face in providing safe and reliable transportation services.
• Developing repeatable and efficient processes to capitalize on the existing transportation network capacity.
• Taking advantage of new and emerging technologies to foster a more efficient and sustainable transportation network.
• Establishing a model that can be replicated throughout the Commonwealth.

To achieve the program’s goals and benefits, key technologies, or “program elements,” will allow transportation providers and government agencies to more efficiently exchange information about past, present, and near-future conditions of the transportation system.