Traffic Signal Control for Western Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 3

Service Packages

• PS03: Emergency Vehicle Preemption
• PS02: Emergency Response
• TM01: Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance
• TM03: Traffic Signal Control
• TM06: Traffic Information Dissemination
• TM07: Regional Traffic Management
• TM08: Traffic Incident Management System
• TM13: Standard Railroad Grade Crossing
• TM15: Railroad Operations Coordination
• TM19: Roadway Closure Management
• PT14: Multi-modal Coordination
• PS01: Emergency Call-Taking and Dispatch

Stakeholders

• Escambia County Transportation and Traffic Operations (TTO)

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate HRI signal adjustments, and provide track status information (e.g., blockage) to rail operators and local traffic operations.
• Obtain traffic images and traffic flow data from its own CCTVs and field sensors, and maintain operational control of its own field equipment.
• Operate traffic signal systems, including CCTVs, signals, and sensors, for Escambia County.
• Provide emergency signal preemption for county and local fire/EMS providers.
• Provide transit signal priority for ECAT transit vehicles using roadside devices.



• Santa Rosa County

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate emergency traffic signal control with the county EOC/warning points.
• Coordinate HRI signal adjustments, and provide track status information (e.g., blockage) to rail operators and local traffic operations.
• Coordinate traffic information and traffic control with the FDOT District 3 regional transportation management center (RTMC).
• Obtain traffic images and traffic flow data from county, local, regional, and the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) District 3 CCTVs and field sensors, and maintain operational control of its own (i.e., Santa Rosa County) field equipment.
• Operate traffic signal systems, including CCTVs, signals, and sensors, for Santa Rosa County. Also has the ability to control traffic signal systems for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties; the cities of Gulf Breeze, Milton, and Pensacola; and FDOT District
• Provide emergency signal preemption for county and local fire/EMS providers.
• Provide parking demand information to private/public parking facilities to determine parking capacity and traffic implications at the facility.



• City of Pensacola

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate emergency traffic signal control with the county EOC/warning points.
• Coordinate HRI signal adjustments, and provide track status information (e.g., blockage) to rail operators and local traffic operations.
• Monitor speed information from City of Pensacola sensors and send speed information to the City’s TMC and the FHP for enforcement.
• Obtain traffic images and traffic flow data from its own CCTVs and field sensors, and maintain operational control of its own field equipment.
• Operate traffic signal systems, including CCTVs, signals, and sensors, for the City of Pensacola.
• Provide emergency signal preemption for county and local fire/EMS providers.
• Provide transit signal priority for ECAT transit vehicles using roadside devices.



• City of Tallahassee

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate emergency traffic signal control with the county EOC/warning points.
• Monitor speed information through City of Tallahassee sensors and send speed information to the City’s transportation management center (TMC) and the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) for enforcement.
• Obtain traffic images and traffic flow data from the City of Tallahassee field equipment; county and local field equipment; and FDOT District 3 field equipment. Direct operational control is maintained over the City of Tallahassee field equipment only.
• Operate traffic signal systems, including CCTVs, signals, and sensors, for the City of Tallahassee. Utilize signal systems owned by county and local agencies, as well as FDOT District 3.
• Provide emergency signal preemption for county and local fire/EMS providers.
• Provide transit signal priority for StarMetro transit vehicles using roadside devices.



• Bay County Department of Public Works

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate emergency traffic signal control with the county EOC/warning points.
• Coordinate HRI signal adjustments, and provide track status information (e.g., blockage) to rail operators and local traffic operations.
• Obtain traffic images and traffic flow data from CCTVs and field sensors.
• Operate traffic signal systems, including CCTVs, signals, and sensors, for Bay County.
• Provide emergency signal preemption for county and local fire/EMS providers.



• County and City Traffic Engineering

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate emergency traffic signal control with the county EOC/warning points.
• Coordinate highway-rail intersection (HRI) signal adjustments, and provide track status information (e.g., blockage) to rail operators and local traffic operations.
• Obtain traffic images and traffic flow data from closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) and field sensors owned and operated by the county or local agencies, and maintain operational control of all field equipment.
• Operate county and local drawbridge systems in conjunction with county and local signals.
• Operate traffic signal systems, including CCTVs, signals, and sensors, on county or local roadways.
• Provide emergency signal preemption for county and local fire/emergency medical service (EMS) providers.
• Provide signal priority for StarMetro, formerly Tallahassee Transit (TalTran), and Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) transit vehicles.



• City of Gulf Breeze

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate HRI signal adjustments, and provide track status information (e.g., blockage) to rail operators and local traffic operations.
• Obtain traffic images and traffic flow data from CCTVs and field sensors, and maintain operational control of its own field equipment.
• Operate traffic signal systems, including CCTVs, signals, and sensors, for the City of Gulf Breeze.
• Provide emergency signal preemption for county and local f ire/EMS providers.
• Provide transit signal priority for ECAT transit vehicles using roadside devices.



• Okaloosa County

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate emergency traffic signal control with the county EOC/warning points.
• Coordinate HRI signal adjustments, and provide track status information (e.g., blockage) to rail operators and local traffic operations.
• Obtain traffic images and traffic flow data from CCTVs and field sensors, and maintain operational control of its own field equipment.
• Operate traffic signal systems, including CCTVs, signals, and sensors, for Okaloosa County.
• Provide emergency signal preemption for county and local fire/EMS providers.