UDOT Fund Fact Sheet
Program Development & STIP • Spring 2020
FREEWAY OPS DEPLOYMENT & MAINTENANCE FUNDING
The Freeway Ops Deployment and Maintenance program increases system safety and reliability by replacing and updating Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) devices on freeways.
Programmed Funding 2021: $3.5 million
ITS unites traffic monitoring stations, road weather stations, traffic cameras, and other system components, with a power and communications backbone that allows UDOT to manage traffic in real time. A high-functioning ITS system significantly reduces fatalities and injuries and optimizes mobility.
Federal Year: October 1 State Year: July 1
CONTACT
Jamie Mackey 801 514-9782 jamiemackey@utah.gov
At end-of-life, ITS devices can be unreliable or broken. Systematic device replacement is a holistic approach that conserves funding and supports the functionality of the entire transportation system.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2019 Highlights Traffic monitoring stations (TMS) upgrade: several stations were upgraded statewide in 2019. Plans are underway to upgrade UDOT’s aging ramp metering system. Network-monitoring software: software continues to be used to monitor and troubleshoot IP-addressed ITS and traffic signal devices.
UDOT ITS has experienced tremendous growth since the Traffic Operations Center opened in 1999. The system now includes over 2000 devices, along with supporting electronics. Without a plan to replace these devices, the system would become increasingly unreliable and costly to maintain.
Program activities include: • Replacing unreliable or non-functioning Freeway ITS devices, such as TMS and Ramp Meters, past end of life • Replacing Freeway ITS devices, such as TMS and Ramp Meters, that will reach end-of-life in current and future fiscal years before normal traffic flow is interrupted • Acquiring and managing 3rd-party data for use in Traffic Management and Operations • Operating and Maintaining our freeway systems, including Ramp Metering, Traffic Monitoring Stations, and Express Lanes* * Maintenance and operations of Express Lanes, part of the Freeway Ops program, comes from tolls collected on the lanes. Page 12
