Project Name:

Project Details: Shelby County Early Warning Signs

Description:

This project will add DMS before freeway ramp entrances, telling drivers whether or not to take another route due to congestion, construction, etc.

Status:

Planned

Timeframe:

Long

Geographic Scope:

Shelby County

Service Scope

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Project Inventory:

ISP Traveler Information Alerts

• The center shall provide an operator interface that supports monitoring and management of subscribers and the content and format of alert messages.
• The center shall disseminate personalized event alerts reporting special event impacts on the transportation system.
• The center shall disseminate personalized multimodal transportation service alerts including ferry and air travel delays, port closures, and service interruptions.
• The center shall disseminate personalized road weather alerts reporting adverse road and weather conditions.
• The center shall disseminate personalized parking alerts reporting parking availability and closures.
• The center shall disseminate personalized transit alerts reporting transit delays and service interruptions.
• The center shall disseminate personalized traffic alerts reporting congestion, incidents, delays, detours and road closures that may impact a current or planned trip.
• The center shall accept traveler profiles that define alert thresholds that establish the severity and types of alerts that are provided to each traveler.
• The center shall accept traveler profiles that establish recurring trip characteristics including route, mode, and timeframe information.

Roadway Traffic Information Dissemination

• The field element shall provide fault data for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.) to the center for repair.
• The field element shall provide operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.) to the center.
• The field element shall include dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers, under center control; the DMS may be either those that display variable text messages, or those that have fixed format display(s) (e.g. vehicle restrictions, or lane open/close).

TMC Traffic Information Dissemination

• The center shall provide the capability for center personnel to control the nature of the data that is available to non-traffic operations centers and the media.
• The center shall distribute traffic data to the media; the capability to provide the information in both data stream and graphical display shall be supported.
• The center shall distribute traffic data to maintenance and construction centers, transit centers, emergency management centers, and traveler information providers.
• The center shall collect fault data for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.) for repair.
• The center shall collect operational status for the driver information systems equipment (DMS, HAR, etc.).
• The center shall remotely control dynamic messages signs for dissemination of traffic and other information to drivers.