| Project Title: |
AUSTIN, TEXAS |
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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 Austin, Texas. The project will integrate motion video image information between the City of Austin's Computerized Traffic Signal System and the TXDOT Freeway Corridor Traffic Management System. Each agency independently operates a portion of a regional ITS which includes a significant number of closed circuit television camera/locations. Integration of these cameras will provide sharing of motion video between the agencies. This expanded coverage will improve traffic management and incident management in each agency's area of responsibility. Improved incident response times are expected to facilitate incident clearance, thereby enabling signal-timing adjustment in order to accommodate increased traffic on service roads. The exchange of motion video and traffic flow data between the City of Austin and TxDOT builds on a FY 2000 ITS Integration Program project which developed a regional ITS architecture. The initial activity under this architecture was the integration of the City of Austin's emergency services computer-aided dispatch and signal system with TxDOT's Advanced Traffic Management System. |
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| Project Location: | Austin, Texas | |
| Project Partner(s): | FHWA, Texas DOT, City of Austin Department of Public Works | |
| Project Start Date: | September 2002 | |
| Project End Date: | April 2006 | |
| Estimated Total ITS Funds: | $103,415 | |
| Estimated Total Project Cost: | $206,830 |
| Project Contacts: | ||
Mark Olson |
FHWA Texas Division, HPC-TX |
(512) 536-5972 |
David Gerard |
Austin Dept. of Public Works |
(512) 974-7022 |