This section is responsible for programming, collecting, analyzing, and reporting traffic monitoring data for Interstate, United States, and State routes in the state of Ohio.  Traffic monitoring data includes vehicle volume, vehicle classification, and weigh-in-motion.  Data is collected using manual, portable (road tube), and permanent Automatic Traffic Recorders (ATR) and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) methods.

Further information can be obtained by contacting the Traffic Monitoring Section at ODOT.Traffic.Counts@dot.state.oh.us.  Section Manager, Dave Gardner can also be contacted via email.


Office staff within the Section and their job responsibilities are:

Dave Gardner,  Section Manager  -  Responsible for overall management activities for the Traffic Monitoring Section

Diane Boso, Permanent Count Data Manager  -  Permanent ATR/WIM and manual turning movement count data processing / reporting

Lindsey Pflum,  Transportation Engineer  -  Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) data collection and reporting

Darren Swingle,  Short Term Count Data Manager  -  Short-term count data processing / reporting.  Provide support for count data included in the HPMS program and Road Inventory file

Thad Tibbles, Transportation Field Specialist  - 

Robb Watson, GIMS Specialist  -  Provide GIS support, maintain GIS data, maintain traffic count database and create reports for internal and external customers



Field staff within the Section and their job responsibilities are:

Daren Dalton, Field Representative  -  Permanent count station maintenance and short term count program support for Districts 1,  7 and 8

Dan Diddle, Field Representative  -  Permanent count station maintenance and short term count program support for Districts 4 and 11

Robert Judy, Field Representative  -  Permanent count station maintenance and short term count program support for Districts 5, 6,  9, and 10

Ed Newmeyer, Field Representative  -  Permanent count station maintenance and short term count program support for Districts 2, 3, and 12