KC Scout Shout!

From a World Series Championship, two Superbowl wins, celebratory parades, and the Big 12 Championship, Kansas City is a busy place! Each of these major events brought in thousands of visitors to the city - and quite a bit of traffic! This year, Kansas City hosted the NFL Draft and because of that influx of traffic, two KC Scout employees were called to assist!  KC Scout's Incident Coordinator Marcus Slaughter and KDOT Liaison Michael Flory represented KC Scout in the event's main command center. The duo aided the team in their efforts to monitor highway traffic into downtown. This involved quite a bit of camera monitoring (nearly 14 hours of it!) and making sure attendees weren't parking along the interstates or impeding regular traffic. Slaughter was asked to join the team by the NFL and community partners on behalf KC Scout representing both Missouri and Kansas.  "This wasn't our first rodeo," explains Slaughter. "The 2015 World Series Championshi...

When it comes to traffic management and safety, the KC Scout team is a dream team - both inside and outside of the Traffic Management Center. Two KC Scout employees also take their knowledge, experience, and interest in traffic management to another local dream team: The Kansas City Chiefs. KDOT Liaison Michael Flory and TMC Operations Manager Amy Holt are both employees of the Chiefs in a partnership that benefits both organizations. Flory began working with the Chiefs in 2015 and Holt recently joined the team as well working her first home game on September 22. Both of them currently assist the team with parking, monitoring highway traffic, and updating the Chiefs staff on roadway incidents that might impact stadium traffic. He also helps fans get to the stadium and notifies the appropriate authorities to respond in the event of a medical emergency. "Working for KC Scout is an advantage for my job with the Chiefs," explains Flory. "I can view the cameras just l...