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.

Stakeholder Groups Associated With:

• FDOT D4/Broward County Traffic Engineering Division

Inventory Elements:

• Broward County CAV Field Equipment
• Broward County Field Equipment
• Broward County Intermodal Center
• Broward County TMC
• Broward County Transit Communications Center

Projects:

• Broward County Rail and High-Capacity Transit
• Broward County Regional Integration
• Broward County Signal Preemption/Priority Upgrades
• Broward County SW 10th Street Connector TSMO
• Broward County Traffic Signal Data Dissemination
• Broward County Transit Connected and Autonomous Vehicle System
• Broward County Transit Signal Priority and Queue Jumpers
• Broward County Travel Time
• FDOT District 4 Connected Freight Priority System Deployment (CFPSD)
• SFRTA Secondary Dispatch Relocation
• South Florida ICM

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.