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CHAPTER EIGHTIMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES8OVERVIEWPURPOSEThis chapter describes the third phase ofmanaging travel for planned special events.Implementation activities mark a transitionphase between event operations planningand day-of-event activities. Therefore, thephase involves both the event planning teamand traffic management team. This phaseincludes activities key to the success of anyplanned special event, including implementationplan development, stakeholder reviewand testing, and personnel resource management.Figure 8-1Personnel Monitoring of Arterial Ramp ClosureThe underlying objectives of the chapter materialare to: (1) improve the efficiency oftraffic management plan deployment and (2)increase traffic management team preparedness.In turn, this creates a more responsivetraffic management team and fluid team operation,thus translating to better transportationsystem performance on the day-ofevent.INTRODUCTIONThe operational success of a planned specialevent traffic management plan rests on trafficmanagement team members having firsthandknowledge of pertinent plan strategiesand tactics. Although most stakeholderagencies comprising the traffic managementteam participated in developing the trafficmanagement plan, the actual stakeholderrepresentatives may be different. Middleand senior level personnel partaking in eventoperations planning initiatives may assume aDAY-OF-EVENT ACTIVITIES ADVANCE PLANNINGPOST-EVENT ACTIVITIESEVENT PROFILE8-1