County and City Traffic Engineering

Description: Represents the generic county and local traffic management agencies.

Inventory Elements:

• County and Local Field Equipment
• County and Local Traffic Control Systems

Projects:

• Escambia County ATMS Phase II
• FDOT District 3 Rural Signal Upgrades
• Pensacola Beach Parking Management and Information
• StarMetro Transit Signal Priority
• Tallahassee Arterial Travel Time System

Roles and Responsibilities:

Escambia County ATMS Phase II Roles and Responsibilities (Copy 1)
• Operate traffic signal systems, including CCTVs, signals, and sensors, on county or local roadways.

Incident Management (Traffic and Maintenance) for Western Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 3
• Coordinate maintenance resources for incident response with county and city maintenance and construction systems.
• Receive incident information, incident response status, and resource requests from the county EOC/warning points.
• Perform network surveillance for detection and verification of incidents on cities and streets, and send traffic/incident information and traffic images to county fire/EMS/sheriff, the FHP, the county EOC, and local fire/EMS/police agencies.

Information Dissemination for Western Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 3
• Coordinate emergency plans, incident responses, and resources with the county EOC.
• Provide traffic information (i.e., road network conditions) to local emergency management providers, including local fire/EMS/police agencies, the FHP, and the county sheriff.
• Provide traffic information (i.e., road network conditions) to regional transit agencies, including county paratransit agencies.
• Coordinate evacuation and reentry plans with the county EOC.
• Provide traffic information in a coordination effort to the FDOT statewide C2C information network.
• Provide traffic information to travelers using local agency traveler information services, the FDOT statewide ATIS, private sector traveler information services, county information systems, and the media.
• Provide traffic information to travelers using the FDOT District 3 DMS devices; the City of Tallahassee DMS devices; and county and local DMS devices.
• Receive AMBER Alert and other wide area alert information from the county EOC.

Parking Management for Western Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 3 (Copy 1)
• Receive parking lot input from Escambia County.

StarMetro Transit Signal Priority Roles and Responsibilities (Copy 1)
• Operate traffic signal systems, including CCTVs, signals, and sensors, on county or local roadways.

Tallahassee Arterial Travel Time Roles and Responsibilities (Copy 1)
• Provide traffic information to travelers using the FDOT District 3 DMS devices; the City of Tallahassee DMS devices; and county and local DMS devices.

Traffic Signal Control for Western Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 3
• Provide signal priority for StarMetro, formerly Tallahassee Transit (TalTran), and Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) transit vehicles.
• 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.

Traffic Signal Control for Western Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT District 3 (Copy 1)
• Operate traffic signal systems, including CCTVs, signals, and sensors, on county or local roadways.