Kate Shearin, PE, PTOE

State Signal Operations Engineer

Office of Traffic Operations

• TEAMS Meeting Rules

• Georgia Traffic Signals Background

• Overall Program Goals

• New Traffic Signal Operations Program Contract Details (5 contracts)

• Anticipated Procurement Schedule

• Questions

• 9,000+ signals statewide

• 4,500 signals operated and maintained by GDOT

• Over 100 local agencies

• New Controller Software – MaxTime

• Currently deployed at over 7000 intersections

• Fiber

• 4G routers

• Communicating to over 6700 intersections

https://traffic.dot.ga.gov/atspm

• 2500+ cameras statewide

• 1000+ on arterials

• Speeds

• Congestion

• Bottlenecks

• User delay

• Appx. 16,000 miles of data

Mission Statement:

To proactively manage and maintain traffic signals

statewide by leveraging existing and emerging technology

Goals

1. To provide a safe, efficient and well-maintained statewide traffic signal system

2. To provide a flexible, accountable, scalable, and transparent traffic signal program

3. To promote collaboration and cooperation between statewide, regional and local partners

4. To facilitate informed data driven decision making through technology

5. To efficiently manage and allocate financial and contract resources

6. To provide a high level of customer satisfaction for traffic signal operations and maintenance

https://traffic.dot.ga.gov/atspm

• Regional Traffic Signal Operations Contracts (RTSO) – Statewide- Region 1 = Districts 1 & 6

- Region 2 = Districts 3 & 4

- Region 3 = Districts 2 & 5

• Regional Traffic Operations Program (RTOP)- Metro Atlanta Region = District 7 + Gwinnett County

Current Contracts (RTOP1 and RTOP2)

• 2 GDOT Districts

• 7 Counties

• 18 stakeholders including counties, cities and CIDs

Five (5) Contracts Total

Contracts 1, 2, & 3: Traffic Signal

Operations and Management

Contract 4: Statewide Program Maintenance and

Support

Contract 5:

Communications & System Integration

Three (3)

Contracts 1, 2, & 3: Traffic Signal

Operations and Management

Contract 4: Statewide Program Maintenance and

Support

Contract 5:

Communications & System Integration

3 Regions

• Western Region: Cobb, Clayton, Douglas, & Fulton**except what is included in central region

• Central Region: Downtown, Midtown, Buckhead & PerimeterCentral Fulton and Dekalb north of I-85

• Eastern Region: Gwinnett, Rockdale, & DeKalb****south of I-85

Roles

• Automated and remote monitoring of traffic signals

• Maintain and improve existing timing plans

• Respond to alarms and complaints

• Develop new timing plans

• Event management (planned and emergency)

• Troubleshoot and make recommendations for equipment malfunctions

• Coordination with local jurisdictions and GDOT

• Make recommendations for construction and maintenance projects

• Maintenance inspections

• Maintain asset database

• Training and support

Consultant Staff:

• Mix of remote and in field signal

engineers

• Signal Technicians

• Data analysts

• Maintenance inspectors

Stakeholders:

• GDOT Traffic Operations

• GDOT District Signal Staff

• Counties

• Cities

• CIDs

Active/Proactive Management for all signals

• All signals will be remotely monitored on a

automated basis

• Levels define remote monitoring and field

presence required

• Signals can shift between levels

Vital

Essential

General

Total 4285 9868

Average 714 1645

Signal Counts – 6 Regions

Region District Maintained Total in Region

1: D1 and D6 (- Gwinnett) 956 2260

2: D3 and D4 871 2049

3: D2 and D5 690 1584

Region Current RTOP Total in Region

Eastern Metro Atlanta 348 1525

Western Metro Atlanta 662 1450

Central Metro Atlanta 758 1000

NEW

Supports Regional Contracts

Contracts 1, 2, & 3: Traffic Signal

Operations and Management

Contract 4: Statewide Program Maintenance and

Support

Contract 5:

Communications & System Integration

Role

• Coordination between 511 and operations contracts

• Monitoring state for incidents

• Data Analytics – program level analysis

• Software standardization, maintenance, development and support

Software

Software

Role

• Manage fiber network

• Manage 4G router network

• Coordinate with GDOT IT for communications architecture expansion and improvement

• Support Operations Contracts

• Troubleshoot communications/network problems

• Manage Solarwinds and NexusWorx for signal group

All 5 contracts for procurement

Contract # Contract Description Funding Per Year Total Contract Value (5 years)

1 Operations Contract – Western Region $5,000,000 $25,000,000

2 Operations Contract – Central Region $5,000,000 $25,000,000

3 Operations Contract – Eastern Region $5,000,000 $25,000,000

4 Statewide Program Maintenance and Support $3,000,000 $15,000,000

5 Communications & System Integration $2,000,000 $10,000,000

• Summer 2020: Advertise new contracts

- Regional Operations Contracts will be released first

- Statewide Contracts will be released later in summer

• Fall 2020: select new contracts

• January 2021: End existing contracts with some overlap for transition

Total of 5 new contracts to kickoff in early 2021

• Improves organization of contracts and roles

• Increases opportunity to evolve the program

To proactively manage and maintain traffic signals

statewide by leveraging existing and emerging technology

Mission Statement:

Kate Shearin, PE, PTOE

State Signal Operations Engineer

Office of Traffic Operations

kshearin@dot.ga.gov