Manatee County Emergency Preemption System
Project Description: This project will deploy emergency traffic signal preemption in Manatee County signals. EMS will definitely have the ability to preempt traffic signals, and this may be extended to fire as well.
Project Status: Planned
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Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):
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County Fire EMS/Rescue Vehicles - EV On-Board En Route Support
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1: The emergency vehicle, including roadway service patrols, shall track its current location.
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5: The emergency vehicle shall send requests to traffic signal control equipment at the roadside to preempt the signal.
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Manatee County Field Equipment - Roadway Signal Control
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1: The field element shall control traffic signals under center control.
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15: The field element shall receive requests for emergency vehicle signal preemption.
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5: The field element shall report current preemption status to the center.
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Manatee County Field Equipment - Roadway Signal Preemption
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2: The field element shall inform the controlling center when preemption requests have been received.
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Manatee County Field Equipment - RSE Intersection Management
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2: The field element shall send the request for emergency vehicle preemption to a traffic signal controller that results in preemption of the current control plan and grants right-of-way to the requesting vehicle.
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Manatee County TMC - TMC Incident Dispatch Coordination
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11: The center shall receive inputs from emergency management and transit management centers to develop an overall status of the transportation system including emergency transit schedules in effect and current status and condition of the transportation infrastructure.
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3: The center shall support requests from emergency management centers to remotely control sensor and surveillance equipment located in the field, provide special routing for emergency vehicles, and to provide responding emergency vehicles with signal preemption.
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Manatee County TMC - TMC Signal Control
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10: The center shall adjust signal timing in respond to a signal prioritization, signal preemption, pedestrian call, multi-modal crossing activation, or other requests for right-of-way.
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14: The center shall support requests from emergency management centers to provide responding emergency vehicles with signal preemption.
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Manatee-Sarasota Regional Traffic Management Center - Emergency Routing
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9: The center shall provide the capability to request special traffic control measures, such as signal preemption, from the traffic management center to facilitate emergency vehicle progress along the suggested route.
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Manatee-Sarasota Regional Traffic Management Center - TMC Signal Control
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1: The center shall remotely control traffic signal controllers.
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4: The center shall collect traffic signal controller fault data from the field.
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8: The center shall maintain traffic signal coordination including synchronizing clocks throughout the system.
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Last Updated 5/25/2023
