FDOT Wrong Way Driving Project

Project Description: Part of FDOT's Wrong–Way Driving (WWD) Initiative, FDOT evaluated several countermeasures and found LED highlighted WRONG WAY signs to be one of the most effective countermeasures to warn a wrong–way entering motorist, notify other motorists and send alerts to RTMC/TMC. FDOT intends to expedite the deployment of this advanced WWD countermeasure at the 520 off–ramps in the identified WWD hot spots. Initially in District 3, there will be nine installations in Pensacola with every interchange in the District to follow.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• Escambia-Santa Rosa Region Stakeholders
• FDOT D3/City of Tallahassee
• FDOT D3/Okaloosa County
• FDOT District 3

Project Service Packages:

• TM25: Wrong Way Vehicle Detection and Warning (FDOT Wrong Way Driving Project)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
intersection geometry	FDOT District 3 Field Equipment	FDOT District 3 Road Ranger Service Patrol Vehicles	Planned
roadway dynamic signage data	City of Tallahassee STMC	FDOT District 3 Field Equipment	Existing
roadway dynamic signage data	Escambia-Santa Rosa Regional ATMS	FDOT District 3 Field Equipment	Planned
roadway dynamic signage data	FDOT District 3 Chipley RTMC	FDOT District 3 Field Equipment	Existing
roadway dynamic signage data	Joint Crestview TMC	FDOT District 3 Field Equipment	Planned
roadway dynamic signage status	FDOT District 3 Field Equipment	City of Tallahassee STMC	Existing
roadway dynamic signage status	FDOT District 3 Field Equipment	Escambia-Santa Rosa Regional ATMS	Planned
roadway dynamic signage status	FDOT District 3 Field Equipment	FDOT District 3 Chipley RTMC	Existing
roadway dynamic signage status	FDOT District 3 Field Equipment	Joint Crestview TMC	Planned
wrong way vehicle detected	FDOT District 3 Field Equipment	City of Tallahassee STMC	Planned
wrong way vehicle detected	FDOT District 3 Field Equipment	Escambia-Santa Rosa Regional ATMS	Planned
wrong way vehicle detected	FDOT District 3 Field Equipment	FDOT District 3 Chipley RTMC	Planned
wrong way vehicle detected	FDOT District 3 Field Equipment	Joint Crestview TMC	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• City of Tallahassee STMC - TMC Traffic Information Dissemination
• 1: The center shall remotely control dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
• 3: The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).
• 5: The center shall retrieve locally stored traffic information, including current and forecasted traffic information, road and weather conditions, traffic incident information, information on diversions and alternate routes, closures, and special traffic restrictions (lane/shoulder use, weight restrictions, width restrictions, HOV requirements), and the definition of the road network itself.
• 6: The center shall distribute traffic data to maintenance and construction centers, transit centers, emergency management centers, parking facilities, and traveler information providers.


• City of Tallahassee STMC - TMC Wrong Way Vehicle Warning
• 2: The center shall issue warning to other drivers approaching a wrong way vehicle.


• Escambia-Santa Rosa Regional ATMS - TMC Traffic Information Dissemination
• 1: The center shall remotely control dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
• 3: The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).
• 6: The center shall distribute traffic data to maintenance and construction centers, transit centers, emergency management centers, parking facilities, and traveler information providers.


• Escambia-Santa Rosa Regional ATMS - TMC Wrong Way Vehicle Warning
• 2: The center shall issue warning to other drivers approaching a wrong way vehicle.


• FDOT District 3 Chipley RTMC - TMC Traffic Information Dissemination
• 1: The center shall remotely control dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
• 3: The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).


• FDOT District 3 Chipley RTMC - TMC Wrong Way Vehicle Warning
• 2: The center shall issue warning to other drivers approaching a wrong way vehicle.


• FDOT District 3 Field Equipment - Roadway Traffic Information Dissemination
• 1: The field element shall include dynamic message signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers, under center control; the DMS may be either those that display variable text messages, or those that have fixed format display(s) (e.g. vehicle restrictions, or lane open/close).
• 3: The field element shall provide operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.) to the center.


• FDOT District 3 Field Equipment - Roadway Wrong Way Vehicle Detection
• 1: The field element shall detect wrong way vehicle entry using traffic detectors and surveillance equipment.
• 2: The field equipment shall provide potential wrong way vehicle detection data and images to the center for processing.


• Joint Crestview TMC - TMC Traffic Information Dissemination
• 1: The center shall remotely control dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.
• 3: The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).


• Joint Crestview TMC - TMC Wrong Way Vehicle Warning
• 2: The center shall issue warning to other drivers approaching a wrong way vehicle.

Standards:

• (None-Data) - Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: NTCIP Message Sign - SNMPv3/TLS

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• FDOT District 3
• Maintain Wrong Way Driving system at interchanges throughout District 3.
• Post message to inform drivers when a wrong way driver is detected by the iWrong Way Driving system in District 3.
• Warn drivers when a wrong way driver is detected by the iWrong Way Driving system in District 3.


• FDOT D3/City of Tallahassee
• Coordinate with other TMCs in FDOT District 3.
• Provide traveler information via FDOT D3, Leon County and City of Tallahassee DMS


• Escambia-Santa Rosa Region Stakeholders
• Coordinate with other TMCs in FDOT District 3.


• FDOT D3/Okaloosa County
• Coordinate with other TMCs in FDOT District 3.
• Provide traffic information to travelers using Okaloosa County’s DMS devices.