Fred Heery, P.E. Deputy State Traffic Operations Engineer

• Use of technology on the state highway system to improve traffic flow, information, and management o Saves lives, time, and money

o Reduces congestion

o Provides real-time traveler information to motorists

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• Limited-access roadways totaling 2,000 miles o 1,258 miles managed (60%) by

ITS deployed

• Closed-circuit television cameras o Monitor traffic

o Detect incidents

• Dynamic message signs o Provide travel times and

alerts, such as AMBER, Silver, and Law Enforcement Officer alerts

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• Over 1.8 million calls in 2011 • More than 400,000 traveler alerts to over

10,000 My Florida 511 subscribers • More than 670,000 FL511.com web visits • New iPhone, iPad, and

iPod Touch app o Audible incident reports

o On-screen incident list

o Map

o Traffic camera views

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• New revenue generating system in 2013 at no cost to FDOT, saving $1.2 million annually o Generates revenue to pay operations and maintenance, along with

future enhancements; possible excess revenue to FDOT

• Future revenue generation o Sponsorship on 511 phone number, web site, and highway signs

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• Located in all of Florida’s major metropolitan areas

• Monitor traffic and incidents o Post traffic information messages on

dynamic message signs

• Dispatch first responders to incidents o Assists with 90-minute clearance

mandate in Open Roads Policy

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• Road Ranger Service Patrols o Assist Florida Highway Patrol clearing

incidents to reduce secondary crashes, delay, and improve safety for the motoring public and responders

o Assist disabled motorists

• Rapid Incident Scene Clearance o Highly innovative, heavy-duty towing and

recovery program to safely and quickly restore highway facilities for safe public use

o Support FDOT’s Open Roads Policy, which establishes a 90-minute goal for clearance of a motor vehicle crash or incident on Florida’s roadways

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• Managed lanes on I-95 from I-395 in Miami-Dade County to I-595 in Broward County o SunGuide® software determines variable toll pricing

o Dynamic message signs provide toll information to motorists

o SunPass® electronically collects tolls

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• Statewide advanced traffic management software o Facilitate traffic and incident

management

o Disseminate traveler information

o Exchange critical information among agencies

o Collect and report data

• Deployed in FDOT TMCs statewide

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• Transportation system management and operations o Measuring performance, actively managing the multimodal

transportation network, and delivering positive safety and mobility outcomes to the travelling public in Florida

• Executive Board formally endorsed TSM&O as a program in 2010

• 2011 TSM&O activity o Tier 2 Business Plan identifies activities, performance indicators,

targets, progress, and responsibility for a series of objectives

o Strategic Plan presents high-level structure for establishing and maintaining the program

o Draft dashboard highlights two performance areas: system and organization

• Vehicles provide data to the SunGuide® software through installed roadside equipment

• SunGuide® sends traveler advisory messages back to vehicles with onboard equipment in presentation region

• Improve traffic flow on the roadway with signal phasing and timing coordination via roadside equipment

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