Gainesville ATMS: A Regional Success!

October 29, 2012

Matthew Weisman, PE

ITS Operations Engineer - City of Gainesville, Fl

2012 Transpo – Bonita Springs

Outline

• What is the City responsible for?• How we are/were funded• Latest Regional Incentives

• Interstate 75 Deployment• Outside City Limits• District 2 ITS• District 5 ITS

Traffic Management System

• The City of Gainesville maintains• Traffic signals• School beacons• Flashing beacons• ITS

• Includes• Unincorporated Alachua County• University of Florida• Smaller Cities in Alachua County

Traffic Management System

Funding Partnerships

Capital Funding Methodology: City, County, MTPO, FDOT and University Staff

worked together to develop a funding methodology for this project.

Maintenance Funding: Inter-local agreements with other County

agencies FDOT D2

Funding Commitments to Date

Agency City

County

U.F.

FDOT

Fair Share 25.1% ($ 3.6

mil)

22.7% ($ 3.3 mil)

3.9% + $ 3.2 mil =

($ 3.8 mil)

50.0% ($ 9.1 mil)

Committed $ 5.0 mil

$ 2.2 mil

$ 3.8 mil

$ 9.1 mil

Phasing Costs

Phase I

Phase II

Phase III

Phase IV

Total

$ 7.5 million

$ 5.8 million

$ 4.1 million

$ 820,000

$ 18.2 million

Traffic Management System

Traffic Management System

Original ATMS Scope

New cabinets and controllers at EVERY intersection Communications backbone PTZ Cameras Construction (installing cabinets etc…) Consulting services Software (ATMS software, Cameras, signal timing…) TMC Building Equipment for the TMC Emergency vehicle preemption/priority

Interstate 75

Original Scope Lacked I-75: Original intention of the $18.2 M was for

Gainesville’s arterial street network and not the interstate.

However, not having access to the interstate often impeded our ability to properly manage arterials during I-75 incidents.

Interstate 75

Local Agency VS FDOT: Initially, CoG requested permission from FDOT to

permit traffic camera poles near the main interchanges in Gainesville

Request was politely denied. FDOT is the only agency that can permit on the interstate.

Interstate 75

Local Agency VS FDOT: Begun petitioning District II’s ITS office for

interstate cameras shortly afterwards.

Interstate 75

THE DESIGN! Original plan attempted to use existing cantilever and light

pole structures on the interstate to keep costs down.

Interstate 75

THE DESIGN! CoG conducted it’s own site surveys to confirm

wireless connectivity and good visuals.

Interstate 75

THE DESIGN! Included cameras from the south end of Paynes

Prairie to Alachua, Fl

Interstate 75

THE DESIGN!

Roughly 20 miles from first camera in the south of the Prairie to the Alachua US441 interchange

Morning of January 29, 2012

Morning of January 29, 2012

Interstate 75

Interstate 75

Interstate 75

Interstate 75

Spring into action! FDOT agreed to pay their “push button” contractor to plant

ten new poles on the interstate. FDOT also agreed to start supplying replacement back up ITS equipment to CoG.

CoG was responsible for everything else. As no other infrastructure was going on the interstate, these 10 camera poles had to communicate over wireless and use solar power.

Interstate 75

Spring into action! Sign cantilever idea went bust. Photocells brought on too

many problems. Post January 29th design kept two cantilever structures,

Alachua (US441) and Williston Rd (SR121) interchanges.

Interstate 75

Spring into action! In order to use existing cantilevers, FDOT policy was

waived and FDOT issued CoG permits to construct conduit to these existing signs.

Interstate 75

FDOT plants poles 67’ (or 55’ tall) poles

Interstate 75

Spring into action! Solar system was designed to our specific equipment

Interstate 75

Spring into action! PoE radios were used to shoot back to our fiber.

Interstate 75

Wireless on the Prairie PoE radios were used to

shoot back to our fiber.

Interstate 75

Finished Product

Interstate 75

Final Cost $79,000 FDOT $160,000 CoG TMS Total = $240,000

Outer County

Outer County

Roof of the Seagle Building – Better than a tower!!

Outer County

Wireless verification … aka … job perks

Outer County

More wireless verification … aka … more job perks

Outer County

More wireless verification … aka … more job perks

Alachua & High Springs

FDOT Tower @ NW 39th Ave (SR222)

Give up yet?

Connection to D2

• Gainesville Traffic Operations has recently become a member of the Florida Lambda Rail!

• This will allow a 1GIGE connection to FDOT D2 Jacksonville with possibility of expanding to other

FDOT districts.

Expansion to D5

• CoG has replaced an old I-Florida PTZ camera in Marion County. Exit 368 is the last NB exit before entering Alachua County

• Communication will be maintained via a cellular modem over the Verizon network. Verizon provides the City with a static IP. The modem uses an embedded VPN to connect into our network.

Good News!

Webpage gac-smartraffic.com

Contact

weismanms@cityofgainesville.org