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Iteris wins contracts in Florida, Indianapolis and Kansas

Signal retiming programmes and ITS architecture updates are among the deals
By Andrew Stone & Adam Hill August 4, 2023 Read time: 2 mins
Kansas City: ground-level ozone reduction underway (© Rudi1976 | Dreamstime.com)

Iteris has won traffic management contracts in three US states.

The first is a $1 million deal with Seminole County, Florida for a regional traffic signal retiming programme.

The five-year Arterial Corridor Signal Retiming programme includes data collection and analysis, signal timing plan development, deployment, fine tuning in the field and performance evaluation. It will impact 19 systems and 146 intersections throughout the county.

The primary goal of the project is to implement optimised coordination timing plans to achieve optimal traffic flow, and improve safety for all road users, including vehicles, buses, bicycles and pedestrians. 

By reducing dwell time at 146 of the county’s intersections, the project is also expected to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions.

Having worked with Seminole County on retiming projects for over 15 years, Iteris is well acquainted with the county’s staff, procedures, and road network, and is able to use data collected from previous engagements to help streamline the project.

“This initiative will ultimately help to increase the value and effectiveness of the region’s existing transportation infrastructure, consistent with our core value of improving safety, air quality and reducing fuel consumption,” says Anita Vandervalk, regional vice president of consulting solutions at Iteris.

Iteris has also expanded its presence in the Midwest of the US with deals in Indianapolis and Kansas City.

In the first of these, with Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organisation (Impo), Iteris will update the Indianapolis ITS architecture to reflect current ITS systems and services provided in the Indianapolis region. 

The project will include stakeholder engagement to identify the current and planned elements and an analysis of regional transportation operations and the potential for a transportation systems management and operations (TSM&O) programme.

In the second contract, with Mid-America Regional Council (Marc), Iteris will provide traffic engineering and signal timing services for the Operation Green Light Program, which aims to improve the operation of traffic signals on major routes throughout 27 agencies in the Kansas City area.

The two-year deal involves identifying traffic signal retiming techniques to improve safety and mobility, reducing stops and traffic congestion, and increasing sustainability. 

Through minimising delays and stops on key corridors, Operation Green Light will help reduce emissions that contribute to ground-level ozone, which is the Kansas City area’s main air pollutant.

“Iteris is excited to expand our presence in the Midwest with these new projects,” said Cliff Heise, regional vice president, mobility professional services at Iteris.

“We are pleased to apply our extensive ITS architecture and signal timing expertise to help both the Indianapolis and Kansas City areas increase the safety, efficiency and sustainability of their transportation networks.”

 

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