| Project Title: |
SPILLWAY ROAD PROJECT |
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| Project Status: | In Progress | |
| Project Type: |
Deployment/Integration |
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| Project Description: | This project is the FY 2002 ITS
Integration Program earmark for Rankin and Madison Counties, Mississippi.
The project objective is to implement an incident management system servicing
a corridor (Spillway Road) that traverses the Ross Barnett Reservoir which
provides the water supply for much of the Jackson Metropolitan area. Frequent
crashes on Spillway Road result in extensive traffic delays due to high
traffic volumes and long response times. This project will deploy incident
management system capabilities centered around video cameras installed along
Spillway Road and monitoring devices in the Spillway Tower. Spillway Tower
is staffed 24 hours per day providing continuous monitoring capability.
Tower staff will dispatch reservoir patrol units with significantly improved
response times and reduced motorist delays. This incident management capability
will be integrated with Advanced Traffic Management Systems in the Cities
of Jackson and Ridgeland as well as the Mississippi Department of Transportation
which will upload CCTV video on its Web site. A fiber-optic cable-based communications network will be accessible along the entire length of this project which will provide system interface and integration functionality. |
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| Project Location: | Rankin and Madison Counties, Mississippi | |
| Project Partner(s): | FHWA; Mississippi DOT; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; City of Ridgeland, MS | |
| Project Start Date: | September 2002 | |
| Project End Date: | January 2004 | |
| Estimated Total ITS Funds: | $496,391 | |
| Estimated Total Project Cost: | $992,782 |
| Project Contacts: | ||
Mike Cribb |
FHWA Mississippi Division, HDA-MS |
(601) 965-4228 |
Ext. |
Scott Carson |
FHWA Mississippi Division, HDA-MS |
(601) 965-4232 |
Ext. |
Phil Hunt |
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District |
(662) 856-6574 |
Ext. |