| Project Title: |
DUPAGE COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL SIGNAL COORDINATION PROTOTYPE |
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| Project Status: | In Progress | |
| Project Type: |
Deployment/Integration |
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| Project Description: | This is a discretionary project of the FY2001 ITS Deployment Program for DuPage County, Illinois. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The primary goal of this project is to improve mobility. This is to be accomplished with the planning, design, implementation, operation, maintenance, and monitoring of two coordinated traffic signal systems to facilitate traffic movement in DuPage County. The DuPage Multi-jurisdictional Signal Coordination Prototype project will provide for deployment of signal system improvements, follow-up analysis and completion of guidelines for the monitoring, maintenance and operation of multi-jurisdictional signal systems. The key objective of this project is to overcome institutional issues in order to facilitate widespread integration across jurisdictional boundaries, for the greater efficiency and interoperability of the signalized roadway system. SCOPE OF WORK This project will provide for deployment of a new closed loop signal system along St. Charles Road (from Illinois Route 83 to Fair Avenue) in the City of Elmhurst, a fiber optic communications link to an existing adjacent closed loop signal system operated by the Villages of Villa Park and Lombard on St. Charles Road (Westmore-Meyers to Villa Avenue), and integration of a closed-loop signal system for two intersections on Illinois Route 83 that crosses St. Charles Road. The project also provides for deployment of a new fiber optics communications link between two existing but previously non-integrated closed-loop signal systems on 75th Street (Fort Hill Drive to Millbrook Road and Book Road to Wherli Road) in Naperville. One signal system (Fort Hill Drive to Millbrook Road) is comprised of four intersections and is currently operated by the City of Naperville. The adjacent signal system (Book Road to Wherli Road) is operated by the DuPage County Division of Transportation. A Part II Prototype Study/Planning Analysis will be conducted as part of this project. Some of the important responsibilities in this task include development of final guidelines for multi-jurisdictional signal coordination operations and monitoring procedures, a benefits assessment of multi-jurisdictional signal coordination for the specific deployment sites, a benefits assessment of multi-jurisdictional signal coordination for County-wide implementation, studying the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of staffing options to perform on-going signal timing, operation and monitoring, and establishment of preferred traffic signal communications systems and hardware standards to enable the use and integration of detectors and related monitoring devices as a future data source for the proposed DuPage Traffic Management Center and the Gateway Traveler Information System. |
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| Project Location: | DuPage County, Illinois | |
| Project Partner(s): | FHWA, Illinois DOT, DuPage County Division of Transportation, Cities of Naperville and Elmhurst, Villages of Villa Park and Lombard; and DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference | |
| Project Start Date: | August 2001 | |
| Project End Date: | June 2005 | |
| Estimated Total ITS Funds: | $396,807 | |
| Estimated Total Project Cost: | $1,424,864 |
| Project Contacts: | ||
Wendall Meyer |
FHWA Illinois Division, HPP-IL |
(217) 492-4634 |
Ext. |
David Zavattero |
Illinois DOT |
(847) 705-4800 |
Ext. |
Morgan Cotten |
DuPage County Division of Transportation |
(630) 681-2253 |
Ext. |