ITS Technology Workshop for Municipalities _ Alberta Trans_Allan Lo_ 2017.pdf · 500 users (HMC and...
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ITS Technology Workshop for
Municipalities
“Next Generation ITS – Are We Ready?”
Calgary, AB
May 9, 2017
Allan Lo, P.Eng., M.Eng.
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Agenda
• Current ITS projects
• Near-immediate plans
• “Visioning”
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• Winter ITS Technologies
− Road Weather Information System (RWIS)
− Automated Vehicle Location Systems (AVLS)
• Traffic Management ITS
• Commercial Vehicle Operations
• Connected Vehicle Research
• 511 Alberta
Current Projects
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Road Weather Information System (RWIS)
• Assist Highway Maintenance Contractors with
winter road maintenance activities
- weather/pavement conditions and forecasts
- road treatment recommendations
• Hot spot monitoring
• Traveller information (511 Alberta)
• Share info with Environment Canada, AB
municipalities and researchers
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RWIS Network Status
112 RWIS stations (97 rural, 15 ring roads)
Operational since 2007
500 users (HMC and district staff and municipalities)
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Maintenance Decision Support System
(MDSS) – Treatment Recommendations
What application rate?
When should I repeat treatment?
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Road Condition Warning System (RCWS)
– Wind Advisory
Hwy
3
Hwy
22
ACTIVATE
BEACONS
WIND SPEED
511 ALERTS
Wind Tunnel RWIS Station
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Mobile Advanced RWIS (MARWIS)
• Coverage between RWIS stations • Pavement friction data • Dynamic real-time observations
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Automated Vehicle Location System
(AVLS)
• Track snowplow work
• Create automated billing sheets for invoicing
• Provide real-time info to the public (511)
• Help resolve public complaints/claims
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Traffic Cameras
• In addition to the 14 cameras
on Deerfoot Trail and Stoney
Trail
• 10 on AHD and in Ft Mac
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• 16 existing DMS
• 511 Alberta monitors and
controls the message contents
Dynamic Message Signs (DMS)
Hybrid Signs Hwy
22 Wind Advisory
Provincial
DMS Network
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Regional Traffic Management Centre
(RTMC)
• Early detection of traffic incidents
• Coordinate response to incidents
• Reduce secondary collisions
• Reduce non-recurring congestion
• Maintain traffic flow
• Provide real-time travel info to the public
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Calgary RTMC
• Covers Deerfoot and Stoney Trails
• 14 cameras and 15 DMS so far
• Detour traffic signal coordination
• Bluetooth detection for travel times
• 24/7 monitoring and response coordination
• 511 Alberta alerts
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Future RWIS Plans
• New five-year RFP for RWIS and related
services issued April 7, 2017:
− Operations
− Expansion of network for SW Calgary ring
road and AHD (Anthony Henday Drive)
− More connected vehicle stations?
− DMS maintenance
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Future AVLS Plans
• New five-year RFP issued March 31, 2017
− Automated billing will be phased out with
performance-based maintenance contracts
− Over 660 trucks tracked today, will include
graders and other maintenance trucks later
− RWIS integration?
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Other Plans
• Highway 2 Corridor Improvement Study
• Significant upgrades to 511 Alberta
• Expansion of cameras and DMS around the
province
• Active wildlife warning systems
• Variable Speed Limit (VSL) pilot
• Working towards a Provincial TMC
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“Visioning”
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“Disruptive” trends in transportation
• Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (C/AV)
• Social crowdsourcing (“apps”)
• Uber and other ride-sharing services
• High speed mass transport
• I-o-T (Internet of Things)
• Drones
• Artificial intelligence
• Augmented or virtual reality
• ???
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What the Province can do strategically…
• Develop and implement Transportation’s Long-Term Strategy (30-year outlook):
− Connected and active communities
− Multi-Modal transportation planning
− Public transportation
• Policy and legislation on C/AV
• Policy and legislation on variable speed limits
• Policy on hyper-speed mass-transport technologies
• Transportation-as-a-Service model?
• Sharing of info and ideas with you!