Georgias Traffic Signal Improvements Program

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Georgias Traffic Signal Improvements Program

• Presented at
• TRANSPO 2004
• Jacksonville, Florida
• Kenneth Montgomery
• Georgia DOT
• Shahram Malek, PhD, PE
• Iteris Inc.

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Overall Goals

• Unified Hardware Standard
• Unified Software Standard
• Improved Efficiencies Through 1 and 2
• Improved Operations Through
• Signal upgrade
• Signal timing
• Maintenance
• Training

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Multifaceted

• Hardware (controller, cabinet, communication, and
  control center)
• Software (central, firmware, standards, and
  utilities)
• Operations (signal timing improvement, database
  management)
• Maintenance (field hardware)
• Program Management
• Statewide

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Initial Efforts

• Development of Hardware and Software
  Specifications
• Stakeholder Consensus Building Establishing
  Partnerships
• Early Deployment Effort
• Extensive Training and Technical Support

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Ongoing Efforts

• ATC Program Implementation
• Metro Signal Upgrade
• Metro Signal Timing
• Program Manager
• Signal Timing
• Maintenance
• Statewide Signal Timing
• Statewide Signal Upgrade
• Statewide Signal Maintenance

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ATC Program

• Primary Goal is to Accelerate the Statewide
  Deployment of ATC
• Established and Now Maintains the Hardware and
  Software Specifications
• Established and Now Maintains Stakeholder
  Consensus
• Performed the Initial Deployment
• Supports the Ongoing Deployment
• Planning and Programming
• Training and Technical Support

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Metro Signal Upgrade

• Part of the Governor's Fast Forward Program
• Improve Signal Operations Through
• Control hardware upgrade
• Signal hardware upgrade
• Communications
• Minor intersection improvements
• Anticipate upgrade of 250 Intersections Annually
  

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Metro Signal Timing

• Part of the Governor's Fast Forward Program
• PM Manages the Overall Program
• Coordinate the Data Collection, Signal Upgrade,
  Signal Timing, and Signal Maintenance efforts
• Public Relations
• Support and Coordinate with Other Ongoing
  Efforts
• Planning and Programming
• Training and Technical Support
• Anticipate 800 Intersections to be Effected
  Annually

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Expected Results

• Improved Coordination
• Improved Monitoring
• Reduced Congestion
• Improved Air Quality
• Improved Safety
• Reduced Emergency Maintenance

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Closing

• Our Governor has Spoken
• Our Elected Officials have Responded
• Our Management has Established Goals
• Our Programs are in Place
• The Public Expects Results

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• Questions