Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot Roles and Responsibilities

This area includes all the roles and responsibilities that have been identified for the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) Connected Vehicle (CV) Pilot project.

Service Packages

• PT09: Transit Signal Priority (THEA CV Pilot)
• PT13: Vehicle Turning Right in Front of a Transit Vehicle (THEA CV Pilot)
• SU01: Connected Vehicle System Monitoring and Management (THEA CV Pilot)
• SU04: Map Management (THEA CV Pilot )
• SU08: Security and Credentials Management (THEA CV Pilot)
• TI07: In-Vehicle Signage (THEA CV Pilot)
• TM01: Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (THEA CV Pilot)
• TM02: Vehicle-Based Traffic Surveillance (THEA CV Pilot)
• TM03: Traffic Signal Control (THEA CV Pilot)
• TM04: Connected Vehicle Traffic Signal System (THEA CV Pilot)
• TM17: Speed Warning and Enforcement (THEA CV Pilot)
• TM20: Variable Speed Limits (THEA CV Pilot)
• TM21: Speed Harmonization (THEA CV Pilot)
• VS02: V2V Basic Safety (THEA CV Pilot)
• VS03: Situational Awareness (THEA CV Pilot)
• VS08: Queue Warning (THEA CV Pilot)
• VS12: Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety (THEA CV Pilot)
• VS13: Intersection Safety Warning and Collision Avoidance (THEA CV Pilot)

Stakeholders

• Travelers

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide vehicle communication of wrong-way driving, collision warning, and location.



• Private Commercial Vehicle and Fleet Operators

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide commercial vehicle communication of wrong-way driving, collision warning, and location.



• FDOT District 7

Roles and Responsibilities

• Control and coordinate highway traffic with managed lanes on FDOT freeways.
• Control and coordinate highway traffic, with ramp meters, high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, and lane control signals, including reversible lane signals, on FDOT freeways.
• Coordinate traffic information and traffic control with other FDOT District TMCs.
• Coordinate traffic information with county and local TMCs.
• Detect vehicles driving the wrong way on limited access roadways and alert other drivers at risk using connected vehicle technologies.
• Detect vehicles driving the wrong way on limited access roadways and alert public safety agencies.
• Operate traffic network safely and efficiently with utililization of Connected Vehilcle technologies.



• Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART)

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate with the City of Tampa for traffic signal priority.
• Coordinate with the Hillsborough County for traffic signal priority.
• Provide operator instructions and receive schedule performance data from HART vehicles while in service.
• Track and evaluate schedule performance data for all HART vehicles.



• Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority

Roles and Responsibilities

• Operate traffic network safely and efficiently with utililization of Connected Vehilcle technologies.
• Provides security for CAV communications between vehicles and the roadside.



• City of Tampa Smart Mobility Division

Roles and Responsibilities

• Adjust signal-timing patterns in response to incidents.
• Operate traffic network safely and efficiently with utililization of Connected Vehilcle technologies.
• Operate traffic signal systems on city-owned arterials.
• Provide transit signal priority with roadside devices for HART transit vehicles.
• Provides security for CAV communications between vehicles and the roadside.



• FDOT CO

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide security and credentials management support and certificates for connected vehicle operations.