Traffic Management for the Des Moines Area Roles and Responsibilities

StakeholderRole and Responsibility
Des Moines Area Municipal and County Fire and Police Departments 
Des Moines Area Municipal and County Public Works DepartmentsManage the equipment to facilitate traffic through rail intersections.
Disseminate traffic information to the appropriate centers that can utilize the information for their operations.
Manage local parking and issue traffic–related permits and licenses.
Install, operate, and manage traffic controls at signalized intersections.
Install, operate, and manage infrastructure–based traffic devices, such as traffic detectors or camera surveillance equipment, to monitor traffic and road conditions.
Iowa DOT Traffic Management Center 
Iowa DOT Traffic Operations Bureau