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Roadway Signal Priority


Equipment Package: Roadway Signal Priority

Description: This equipment package includes the field elements that receive signal priority and/or signal preemption requests from vehicles approaching a signalized intersection and controls traffic signals accordingly. Depending on the type of request and implementation, this equipment package may override (preempt) current signal timing or delay phase transition. In signal priority systems, the request for priority may or may not be granted, based on the overall traffic situation at the intersection.
Included In: City of Pittsfield Traffic Signals
City of Springfield Traffic Signals
Local City/Town Field Equipment
MassDOT - Highway Division Traffic Signals
Town of Greenfield Traffic Signals
Functional Requirements 1 - The field element shall respond to requests for indicator (e.g., signal) preemption requests from emergency vehicles at intersections, pedestrian crossings, and multimodal crossings.
2 - The field element shall respond to requests for indicator (e.g., signal) priority requests from transit vehicles at intersections, pedestrian crossings, and multimodal crossings.
3 - The field element shall notify controlling traffic management center and maintenance center that the signal timing has changed based on a signal preemption/priority request to help those centers determine whether a fault detected at the signal is a true malfunction or due to a signal override.
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