Palm Beach County Engineering Department

Description: The Palm Beach County Engineering Department is responsible for the engineering, construction and maintenance of the County's numerous roads, bridges and canals, along with the traffic signals and signs that support them. Includes the Traffic Division, Road and Bridge, and Roadway Production.

Inventory Elements:

• Palm Beach County Field Equipment
• Palm Beach County TMC
• Palm Beach County Traffic Information Website

Projects:

• Palm Beach Adaptive Traffic Control System Phase 5
• Palm Beach County ITS Communications Network Expansion and Upgrades
• Palm Beach County School Zone Flasher Upgrade
• Palm Beach County Traffic Signal Data Dissemination
• Palm Beach County Traffic Signal Project
• Palm Beach County Transit Signal Priority
• Palm Beach County TSMO Program
• Palm Beach County Video Detection System Upgrades
• Palm Beach County Virtual Priority System
• SFRTA Secondary Dispatch Relocation
• South Florida ICM

Roles and Responsibilities:

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 and road network information to local transit agencies, including Palm Tran.
• Provide traffic information to travelers using Palm County DMS devices.
• Provide traffic information to travelers via the county public information system, private companies, Florida 511, and the media.

Palm Beach Adaptive Traffic Control System Phase 5 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.

Palm Beach County ITS Communications Network Expansion and Upgrades Roles and Responsibilities
• Collect traffic data from the traffic signal system sensors.

Palm Beach County School Zone Flasher Upgrade Roles and Responsibilities
• Remotely control school zone flashers in school zones.

Palm Beach County Traffic Signal Data Dissemination Roles and Responsibilities
• Operate traffic signal systems on county-owned arterials, as well as some municipal arterials.

Palm Beach County Traffic Signal 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.
• Coordinate highway-rail intersection (HRI) signal adjustments.
• Remotely control school zone flashers in school zones.
• 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.
• Interconnect with traffic signal systems operated by the City of Boca Raton.

Palm Beach County Transit Signal Priority Roles and Responsibilities
• Provide signal priority for transit vehicles.

Palm Beach County TSM and O Program 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.

Palm Beach County Video Detection System Upgrades Roles and Responsibilities
• Collect traffic data from the traffic signal system sensors.

Palm Beach County Virtual Priority System Roles and Responsibilities
• Provide signal preemption for emergency vehicles

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 (HRI) signal adjustments.
• Remotely control school zone flashers in school zones.
• 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.
• Interconnect with traffic signal systems operated by the City of Boca Raton.

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 (HRI) signal adjustments.
• Remotely control school zone flashers in school zones.
• 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.
• Interconnect with traffic signal systems operated by the City of Boca Raton.

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.