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TMC Reversible Lane Management Equipment Package

Description:

This Equipment package provides the capability for access and management of reversible lane facilities, including the direction of traffic flow changes during the day, especially between the peak hours and dedication of more lanes to the congestion direction during special events.

 

Included in:

Miami-Dade Traffic Control System

Processes:

1.1.2.7Monitor Reversible Lanes
1.2.4.2Output Control Data for Freeways
1.3.4.2Provide Traffic Operations Personnel Incident Data Interface
5.4.1Process TM Detected Violations
  

User Service Requirements (fully or partially addressed):

1.0TRAVEL AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
1.5.2TSI shall include an Information Access function that allows travelers to access the available information.
1.5.2.5Information Access shall provide the capability for travelers to access the TSI information via any of, but not limited to, the following methods:
1.5.2.5(a)Highway advisory radio.
1.6TRAFFIC CONTROL
1.6.0ITS shall provide a Traffic Control capability. Traffic Control provides the capability to efficiently manage the movement of traffic on streets and highways. Four functions are provided which are (1) Traffic Flow Optimization, (2) Traffic Surveillance, (3) Control Function, and (4) Provide Information. This will also include control of network signal systems with eventual integration of freeway control.
1.6.1.2.1Wide area optimization shall integrate the control of network signal systems with the control of freeways.
1.6.1.4Flow optimize shall include a Control function that is responsive to both the current demand as well as the expected demand.
1.6.2Traffic Control shall include a Traffic Surveillance function.
1.6.2.4Traffic Control shall provide the capability to acquire detailed traffic measurements at specific locations.
1.6.2.4.1Traffic Surveillance shall include a Data Process function to process the traffic data which are acquired.
1.6.3Traffic Control shall include a Control Function.
1.6.3.2The real-time traffic-adaptive control portion of the Control Function shall be an area wide control to include several jurisdictions.
1.6.3.2.2The area wide control shall be implemented in a manner that permits the following types of vehicles to have preference over other vehicles being controlled.
1.6.3.2.2(b)HOV.
1.6.3.3The Device Control Function shall provide the capability to exercise control over those devices utilized for traffic control.
1.6.3.3.1Device Control shall include the capability to control traffic signalization, including rapid modification of signalization parameters to respond to traffic requirements.
1.6.3.3.2Device Control shall include the capability to control dynamically traffic signing.
1.6.3.3.3Device Control shall include the capability to control freeway ramp metering.
1.6.3.3.4Device Control shall include the capability to exercise dynamic control over the infrastructure (such as reversible-lanes, turning restrictions, etc.).
1.6.3.4Device Control shall communicate control data to the following devices.
1.6.3.4.1Traffic Surveillance shall include a Data Process function to process the traffic data which are acquired.
1.7INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
1.7.0ITS shall include an Incident Management (IM) function. Incident Management will identify incidents, formulate response actions, and support initiation and ongoing coordination of those response actions. Six major functions are provided which are (1) Scheduled Planned Incidents, (2) Identify Incidents, (3) Formulate response Actions, (4) Support Coordinated Implementation of Response Actions, (5) Support Initialization of Response to Actions, and (6) Predict Hazardous Conditions.
1.7.1Incident Management shall provide an incident identification function to identify incidents.
1.7.1.1The incident identification function shall include the capability to identify predicted incidents.
1.7.1.1.1The incident identification function shall use information from the following types of sources, where available, to identify predicted incidents:
1.7.1.1.1(a)Traffic flow sensors.
1.7.4Incident Management shall provide the capability to predict the time and location of hazardous conditions that may cause an incident.
  
The detailed process and user service requirement traceability information on this page was extracted from the National ITS Architecture. Consult the National ITS Architecture web site for more information.

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