Palm Beach County School Zone Flasher Upgrade

Project Description: Upgrading school zone flasher communications system from Pager technology to wireless –900 MHz system – future.

Project Status: On-going

Project Stakeholders:

• Palm Beach County Engineering Department

Project Service Packages:

• TM17: Speed Warning and Enforcement (Palm Beach County)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
speed monitoring control	Palm Beach County TMC	Palm Beach County Field Equipment	Planned
speed monitoring information	Palm Beach County Field Equipment	Palm Beach County TMC	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• Palm Beach County Field Equipment - Roadway Speed Monitoring and Warning
• 1: The field element shall include sensors to detect vehicle speeds, under traffic or maintenance center control.


• Palm Beach County TMC - TMC Speed Warning
• 3: The center shall monitor reduced speed zone warning field equipment.
• 4: The center shall control reduced speed zone warning roadside equipment, providing the location and extent of the reduced speed zone, the posted speed limit(s) with information about the applicability of the speed limit(s) (e.g., time of day, day of week, seasonality, relevant vehicle types) and information about associated road configuration changes including lane merges and shifts.

Standards:

• US: NTCIP Warning Device - SNMPv3/TLS

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Palm Beach County Engineering Department
• Remotely control school zone flashers in school zones.