NYSDOT Region 1 HELP Trucks (NY)

New York State Region 1 HELP Trucks

Information

NYSDOT Region 1 - Albany (Capital District):
The NYSDOT Region One HELP program was launched in December 1998 with 1 vehicle patrolling 42 directional miles, expanded in 1999 to 2 vehicles patrolling 90 directional miles, and has expanded today to four vehicles and almost 120 directional miles of highway patrolling. Capital Region HELP trucks are dispatched from the Capital Region Transportation Management Center (TMC), a facility co-located by NYSDOT and the New York State Police in Laham. Through cooperative efforts with the Thruway Authority, in June of 2006, a DOT HELP truck was added to patrol the NY State Thruway between Interchange 23 in Albany and Interchange 25 in Schenectady. The Capital Region HELP trucks are equipped with Mobile Data Terminals connected to the Hudson Valley TMC Computer-Aided Dispatch system.

Each HELP vehicle patrols a specific segment of the roadway called a "sector", the combination of one or more sectors creating a "beat". There are four beats in Region 1 that patrol sections of I-90, Route 787/I-787, I-87, Alternate Route 7, Thruway I-87, Thruway I-90, I-890

Radio Operations/Setup

Unlike other NYS DOT Regions, R1 Help Trucks operate on the Albany/Schenectady Counties P25 System.

Sites

Site	Site Name	County	Notes
001 (1)	Albany Metro Simulcast	Albany NY

Talkgroups (New York State)

DEC	Mode	Alpha Tag	Description	Tag
18701	FDMA	HELP Trucks	NYS DOT HELP Trucks	Public Works

Radio IDs

Radio ID	Alpha Tag	Notes

Operations

HELP trucks in Region 1 (Capital Region) Operate:

• • Monday through Friday, 6:30 am to 9:30 am and 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
  • Hours are expanded as needed for special events and holidays.

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