Hartford Area ITS Architecture Update

Element Expanded Functional Requirements: City of Hartford Work Zone Equipment

Functional Area: Roadway Work Zone Safety
  1. The field element shall include work zone intrusion detection devices that detect when a vehicle has intruded upon the boundary of a work zone, under center control.
  2. The field element shall include work zone intrusion detection devices that detect when crew workers have crossed the boundary between the work zone and vehicle traffic, under center control.
  3. The field element shall include work zone intrusion alerting devices that alert crew workers of a work zone emergency or safety issue such as the intrusion of a vehicle into the work zone area or movement of field crew into the travel lanes.
  4. The field element shall include work zone intrusion alerting devices that notify crew via maintenance vehicles of a work zone emergency or safety issue such as the intrusion of a vehicle into the work zone area or movement of field crew into the travel lanes.
  5. The field element shall include work zone intrusion alerting devices that alert drivers that they have intruded upon the perimeter of the work zone, or are about to do so; may provide alerts to drivers directly or via in-vehicle signing.
  6. The field element shall provide operational status for the work zone intrusion detection devices to the maintenance center.
  7. The field element shall provide fault data for the work zone intrusion detection devices to the maintenance center for repair.
  8. The field element shall provide operational status for the work zone intrusion alerting devices to the maintenance center.
  9. The field element shall provide fault data for the work zone intrusion alerting devices to the maintenance center for repair.
Functional Area: Roadway Work Zone Traffic Control
  1. The field element shall collect, process, and send work zone images to the center for further analysis and distribution, under center control.
  2. Under traffic and maintenance center control, the field element shall include driver information systems (such as dynamic messages signs and highway advisory radios) that advise drivers of activity around the work zone through which they are currently passing.
  3. Under the control of field personnel within maintenance vehicles, the field element shall include driver information systems (such as dynamic messages signs and highway advisory radios) that advise drivers of activity around a work zone through which they are currently passing.
  4. The field element shall control access to the work zone using automated gate or barrier systems. This includes automated flagger assistance devices that include automated gate arms and other automated gate/barrier systems.
  5. The field element shall provide operational status for the surveillance (e.g. CCTV), driver information systems, and gates/barriers in work zones to the maintenance center.
  6. The field element shall provide fault data for the surveillance (e.g. CCTV), driver information systems, and gates/barriers in work zones to the maintenance center for repair.