Inside This Issue February 2002 Florida Transportation Commission ITS America 2002 ITS Corridor Master Plans and ITS Program Plan 511 Traveler Information TMC Software Study Roadway / Weather Information Systems Florida Fiber Network CVO/CVISN I-4 Corridor Invitation to Negotiate Training Opportunities ITS Progress Report District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 Turnpike District Announcements FDOT ITS Office Contacts

Florida Department of Transportation
ITS Office
605 Suwannee Street, MS 90
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450
(850) 410-5600

Approx. Completion: June 2003
Contact: Cliff Johnson / (850) 638-0250 ext. 694 or SunCom 767-1694

• • District Four • •

Advanced Traffic Management Systems

Interim Traffic Management System (ITMS) (411067-1-32-01)
Development of a temporary ITS system for Palm Beach County including 8 years of operations and maintenance for the system. The process of selecting a field device vendor has been completed (ADDCO) and design for the communications system is under way. It is expected that the System will be deployed on schedule by August 31, 2002.
Approx. Completion: August 2002 (Deployment) / August 2010 (Completed Operational Use)
Contact: Tahira Faquir / SunCom 436-4370

Incident Management

Freeway Incident Management Team (230357-1-32-03)
Incident Management Team Facilitator
Approx. Completion: July 2004
Contact: Gaetano Francese / SunCom 436-4366

Broward County I-95/595/75 Road Ranger Service Patrol (231723-1-72-01)
The Road Rangers patrol the interstates helping stranded motorists and assisting highway patrol with incident management.
Approx. Completion: On-going
Contact: Gaetano Francese / SunCom 436-4366

Palm Beach County I-95 Road Ranger Service Patrol (231924-1-72-01)
The Road Rangers patrol the interstates helping stranded motorists and assisting highway patrol with incident management.
Approx. Completion: On-going
Contact: Gaetano Francese / SunCom 436-4366

Advanced Traveler Information Systems

Advanced Incident Information System (AIIS) (231655-1-32-01)
This project will deploy flashing beacon signs that would

 

incorporate a Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) system along arterials in Broward County at I-95 interchanges. The signs will be placed in advance of I-95 entrance ramps to warn drivers of incidents and delays on I-95 and the HAR would suggest alternate routes. The signs will be placed in the center median of the arterials and will be activated remotely by a wireless pager system. The sign will flash either northbound or southbound depending on where the incident occurred and indicate the radio station to tune to. This project is in Feasibility Study/Kickoff meeting 10/15/01.
Approx. Completion: July 2002
Contact: Teresa Martin / SunCom 436-4623

Palm Beach County Dynamic Message Sign System (404827-1-32-01)
This project is a continuation of the I-95 DMS project in Broward County extending the sign system into Palm Beach County. Sixteen dynamic message signs will be constructed at 8 interchanges that connect to the Turnpike including the future interchange at Southern Boulevard. This project will also include 19 video cameras along I-95 to monitor traffic conditions. This project will be constructed in two phases, following the Palm Beach County I-95 HOV expansion projects.
Approx. Completion: December 2009
Contact: Valerie Tofexis / SunCom 436-4296

I-95/595 Broward County Dynamic Message Sign System (231659-1-52-01, 231705-1-52-01)
The I-595 DMSS project in Broward County includes 22 dynamic message signs, 3 vehicle detection stations, a PC-based remote control/monitoring system, and a telephone drop/single mode fiber optic communications system. The I-95 DMSS project includes 12 dynamic message signs at 6 interchanges that connect to Florida's Turnpike, a PC-based remote control/monitoring system, and a telephone drop/single mode fiber optic communications system. This project will integrate with the I-595 DMSS. The signs will display messages to warn motorists of incidents on the freeways and suggest alternate routes.

 

Approx. Completion: May 2002 (I-595) / August 2002 (I-95) / Does not include 180 day burn-in period
Contact: Valerie E. Tofexis / SunCom 436-4296

I-75 ITS Corridor Plan (411196-1-22-01/251685-1-22-01)
This project seeks ITS solutions for the following corridor areas:

•	I-75 from the Sawgrass Expressway, south to SR 826 in Miami-Dade County
•	I-75 from I-595, west to the Collier County line
•	I-595 at Flamingo Road (SR 823), south to Miramar Parkway
•	US 27 from I-75, south to the Palmetto Expressway in Miami-Dade County

The ultimate system is to be minimally invasive, affordable, and deployable in the early twenty-first century. Project emphasis shall be agency coordination and regional integration strategies.
Approx. Completion: Final Selection scheduled for: March 11, 2002 / NTP June 2002. Project will be 18 months or 12 months dependent upon the winning presentation.
Contact: Teresa Martin / SunCom 436-4623

Advanced Public Transportation Systems

Advanced Public Transportation System Master Plan (411015-1-22-01 & 409047-1-22-01)
Master Plan for ITS in Public Transportation. Includes a Demo project. This will be real time information at major destinations (Downtown Broward Terminal, Tri-rail Station on Broward Boulevard, and Palm Beach connection stop) and will be for 3 routes. Broward County Transit will be responsible for implementation, however Gray Calhoun is doing the design of the project under the Master Plan effort. The needs assessment phase has been completed and the Master Plan is developing the communication system requirements for Palm Beach and Broward Counties with regard to transit ITS.
Approx. Completion: May 2003
Contact: Tahira Faquir / SunCom 436-437

 

Continue

Back to Top