Broward County Public Works and Transportation Administration
Description: The Broward County Public Works and Transportation Administration provides management guidance and direction for the operation of the Department as a whole.The Department includes the Fleet Services Division, Highway and Bridge Maintenance Division, Highway Construction and Engineering Division, and the Traffic Engineering Division.
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Roles and Responsibilities:
Broward County Rail and High-Capacity Transit Roles and Responsibilities (Copy 1)
- Operate traffic signal systems on county-owned arterials, as well as some municipal arterials.
- Collect traffic data from the traffic signal system sensors.
- Coordinate emergency plans, incident responses, and resources with the county EOC/warning points.
- Coordinate evacuation and re-entry plans with the county EOC/warning point.
- Coordinate highway-rail intersection signal adjustments.
- Provide traffic information to travelers via the county public information system, private companies, Florida 511, and the media.
- Provide signal preemption for emergency vehicles.
- Provide signal priority for transit vehicles.
- Provide traffic and road network information to local transit agencies, including BCT.
- Provide traffic information to travelers using Broward County DMS devices.
- Interconnect with City of Port St. Lucie and City of Fort Pierce traffic signal systems.
Broward County Regional Integration Roles and Responsibilities
- Operate traffic signal systems on county-owned arterials, as well as some municipal arterials.
- Collect traffic data from the traffic signal system sensors.
- Coordinate highway-rail intersection signal adjustments.
- Coordinate and communicate transit incident response and incident reports with the transit management, FDOT, county sheriff, and local police.
- Provide signal preemption for emergency vehicles.
- Provide signal priority for transit vehicles.
- Interconnect with City of Port St. Lucie and City of Fort Pierce traffic signal systems.
Broward County Signal Preemption/Priority Upgrades Roles and Responsibilities
- Operate traffic signal systems on county-owned arterials, as well as some municipal arterials.
- Collect traffic data from the traffic signal system sensors.
- Coordinate highway-rail intersection signal adjustments.
- Provide signal preemption for emergency vehicles.
- Provide signal priority for transit vehicles.
- Interconnect with City of Port St. Lucie and City of Fort Pierce traffic signal systems.
Broward County SW 10th Street TSMO/Smart Work Zone Project Roles and Responsibilities
- Operate traffic signal systems on county-owned arterials, as well as some municipal arterials.
- Collect traffic data from the traffic signal system sensors.
- Provide signal priority for transit vehicles.
- Install and maintain connected vehicle field equipment along roadway.
Broward County Transit Connected and Autonomous Vehicle System Roles and Responsibilities
- Install and maintain connected vehicle field equipment along roadway.
Broward County Transit Signal Priority and Queue Jumpers Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide signal priority for transit vehicles.
Broward County Travel Time Roles and Responsibilities
- Collect traffic data from the traffic signal system sensors.
Incident Management (Traffic and Maintenance) for Southeast Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT Districts 4 and 6
- Adjust signal timing patterns in response to incidents.
- Perform network surveillance for incident detection and verification, and send traffic/incident information and traffic images to local and county public safety agencies and EOCs.
- Coordinate incident response for incidents on or adjacent to county-owned roadways with public works departments, public safety agencies, and EOCs in surrounding counties and municipalities, including response for scheduled events.
- Provide incident information to other traffic management and public safety agencies.
- Coordinate maintenance resource response to incidents on county-owned roadways with county and local public safety agencies.
- Provide incident information to travelers via traffic information devices on county-owned roadways (e.g., DMS and HAR equipment), and through local ISPs and Web sites.
- Provide maintenance resources in response to incidents on county-operated arterials.
Information Dissemination for Southeast Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT Districts 4 and 6
- Coordinate emergency plans, incident responses, and resources with the county EOC/warning points.
- Coordinate evacuation and re-entry plans with the county EOC/warning point.
- Provide traffic information to travelers via the county public information system, private companies, Florida 511, and the media.
- Provide traffic and road network information to local transit agencies, including BCT.
- Provide traffic information to travelers using Broward County DMS devices.
Information Dissemination for Southeast Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT Districts 4 and 6 (Copy 1)
- Coordinate emergency plans, incident responses, and resources with the county EOC/warning points.
- Provide traffic information to travelers via the county public information system, private companies, Florida 511, and the media.
South Florida ICM Roles and Responsibilities
- Operate traffic signal systems on county-owned arterials, as well as some municipal arterials.
- Collect traffic data from the traffic signal system sensors.
- Coordinate highway-rail intersection signal adjustments.
- Provide signal preemption for emergency vehicles.
- Provide signal priority for transit vehicles.
- Interconnect with City of Port St. Lucie and City of Fort Pierce traffic signal systems.
Traffic Signal Control for Southeast Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT Districts 4 and 6
- Operate traffic signal systems on county-owned arterials, as well as some municipal arterials.
- Collect traffic data from the traffic signal system sensors.
- Coordinate highway-rail intersection signal adjustments.
- Provide signal preemption for emergency vehicles.
- Provide signal priority for transit vehicles.
- Interconnect with City of Port St. Lucie and City of Fort Pierce traffic signal systems.
Traveler Information for Southeast Florida Regional ITS Architecture - FDOT Districts 4 and 6
- Provide maintenance and construction information to the traveling public through roadside equipment (e.g., DMS and HAR devices) and traveler information systems.
Last Updated 5/31/2023
