Delaware River Port Authority Police Department Overview

The Delaware River Port Authority Police Department plays a crucial role in maintaining safety on the bridges they oversee. This overview covers topics such as bridge characteristics, traffic volumes, concrete barriers, location designations, and police response protocols. The installation of barriers has necessitated changes in incident response procedures, emphasizing the importance of communication and coordination among emergency services.

• Bridge safety
• Traffic management
• Police protocols
• Emergency response
• Delaware River

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1. Delaware River Port Authority Police Department Lt. Brian Kelly Ben Franklin Bridge IM Training Seminar February 28, 2006

2. Introduction DRPA Bridge Characteristics Traffic Volumes Concrete Barriers Location References DRPA Police Response Protocol Scene Management: Staging Areas

3. Traffic Volume on DRPA Bridges 1,600,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 CBB WWB BFB BRB 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 0 Daily Weekly Monthly

4. Concrete Barriers on Bridges All 4 DRPA Bridges Have Concrete Barriers Separating East/West Traffic Barriers Installed As Follows: Commodore Barry Bridge, 2001 Walt Whitman Bridge, 2001 Ben Franklin Bridge, 2000 Betsy Ross Bridge, 2001 Barriers Are Movable, Except BRB

5. Concrete Barriers on Bridges Installation of Barriers Forced incident response changes on the bridges Made communication and coordination among neighboring Police, Fire, EMS and private towing contractors imperative

6. Location Designations on Bridges Locations referenced by Lane Numbers and Gantries/Structures Examples: CBB: Lanes 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (looking WB into PA) the right laneis Lane #1 WWB: Lanes 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (looking WB into PA) the right laneis Lane #1 BFB: Lanes 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (looking WB into PA) the right laneis Lane #1 BRB: 3 lanes each direction, no number designation

7. Location Designations on Bridges Gantries/Structures are lettered from A to O The CBB is the only bridge lettered to O All other bridges lettered to J All gantries start at A on the PA side

8. DRPA Police Protocol First officer on scene responsible to provide accurate information on: Location Type of Incident Injuries Need for additional resources Police, Fire, EMS Best route for access to the incident

9. DRPA Police Protocol Radio communications officer will utilize traffic cameras: To identify the incident To relay information to responding patrol units To provide incident information to responding agencies if police officer is unable to reach scene

10. Staging Areas Developed for outside assisting agencies Previously, responding agencies would respond directly to the scene Existing protocol Fire/EMS directed to pre-set staging area Fire/EMS wait to be directed to the scene By DRPA police escort By telephone call

11. Staging Areas Locations of staging areas: CBB: Front of Administration Building WWB: Camden Building (NJ side) BFB: 7thand Cooper St s BRB: Front of Administration Building

12. Contact Information Delaware River Port Authority Police Department Lt. Brian Kelly Ben Franklin Bridge (856) 968-3387 Bjkelly@drpa.org