The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), together with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP), held a ceremony Thursday to celebrate the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between first responders in Banner, Cheyenne, Deuel, Kimball and Scotts Bluff Counties.
Formalized Traffic Incident Management (TIM) partnerships in the Nebraska Panhandle support NDOT and its safety partners progress in moving TIM initiatives forward to improve safety for all, reliability and efficiency on the roadway. This marks a major milestone in the NDOT program, which has been working for over a decade to advance TIM in targeted areas.
“The signing of this MOU is a significant achievement for our TIM Program and a testament to the dedication of our first responders in the Nebraska Panhandle.” shared Mick Syslo, NDOT Deputy Director of Operations. “By formalizing our partnerships, we’re strengthening our collective response, reducing incident clearance times and, most importantly, protecting the lives of first responders and the traveling public.”
NDOT’s TIM Program is focused on the safety of roadway users and the professionals who respond to traffic incidents. Incident responders’ risk of injury or death is constant. Since 2020, over 207 incident responders have been fatality struck, with an additional 26 as of August 2024. NDOT’s TIM Program brings emergency professionals together and promotes best practices so incidents like crashes can be cleared as quickly and safely as possible.