Lakeland Regional Advanced Transportation Management System (LRATMS)
The Florida Department of Transportation along with City of Lakeland and Polk County are beginning the construction phase of a design/build project to upgrade the Citys control and monitoring of its network of traffic signals. Among the major features of the system are:
Replace the 14 year old system, controlling approximately 160 signalized intersections (system had ability to control 250 intersections)
Upgrade field communications system from copper wire to city-wide fiber optic cable
Replace 176 traffic signal controllers and cabinets at 178 intersections
Control and monitor 176 signalized intersections in Lakeland/Polk County on a second by second basis
Renovate the Transportation Management Center (TMC), including:
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
Replace old DEC 3000 central computer with microcomputer-based system with built in redundancy
Install 2 Windows 2000 servers (one as hot standby), 2 Windows 2000 workstations, one virtual workstation at Polk County Traffic Operations and 1 virtual workstation at FDOT Traffic Operations
Install video wall consisting of 3 ea 50 plasma displays
System wide video monitoring for incident management (detection, verification and response) and signal timing evaluation
One BARCO video controller to allow expansion of video system
Install 44 strategically placed, fully controlled video monitoring cameras
Interactive web site with real-time map display of congestion on major arteries; Display snapshots of any of the 44 cameras with image update approximately every two seconds and notification of construction, parades, incidents and any other disruption of normal traffic patterns
Traffic responsive control capabilities
New system utilizing IP addresses has the ability to control 4096 devices
Each intersections will have UPS backup to maintain communications
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Current Project Status
$7.4 million budget
Design phase completed
TransCore selected as design/build firm
TMS to utilize the latest version of TranSuite software
Construction should start February 2005 with completion by June 2006
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| Desired/Future LRATMS Capabilities |
Fixed variable-message signs
Possible companion with existing monitoring system along Interstate 4 for incident management
Connection to any future FDOT Regional Transportation Management Center
Traveler Advisory Radio (TAR)
Parking lot advisory system
Multiple Traveler Advisory Radio along major corridors in Lakeland and Polk County
Mobile variable message sign control system
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