Advanced Traffic Management System: Phase 1

Major items to be upgraded for this project will be to purchase a central traffic signal control software, replacement of the Town's current Peek 3000 series controllers with the modern generation advanced traffic controllers, and upgrade to Ethernet communication as needed. Additional upgrades will include bringing the pedestrian infrastructure at a signalized intersection to current PROWAG standards, cabinet upgrades, detection upgrades, installing flashing yellow arrow signal heads at intersections where lead-lag protected-permissive left-turn phasing would allow for better signal progression, and replacing span wire signals with mast arms. Finally, the traffic signal coordination timing will be updated once the hardware upgrades have been constructed and are fully operational.  

Upgrading the Town’s traffic signal system will allow for more efficient management of the transportation network. Travel time and traffic delays will be decreased, which will in turn decrease air emissions. This effort will play an integral part in the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization’s goal to protect roadway capacity, address congestion mitigation, and maximize air quality improvements.