FUND FACT SHEET Utah Department of Transportation, Program Development & STIP
Spring 2014
Signal Maintenance & Operations The Traffic Signal Maintenance and Opera ons Program op mizes mobility, improves safety and strengthens the economy by improving traffic flow, reducing stops, increasing the visibility of traffic signals, and op mizing traffic signal ming for special events and businesses. Recent ini a ves: Traffic Signal Event Management - UDOT has reduced delay during events by working with local venues and deploying signal ming plans to handle changes in travel demand. Reflectorized Traffic Signal Backplates - Transparent yellow tape is now placed around traffic signal backplates to help increase signal transparency.
FUNDING State year: July 1 Programmed funding 2013: $3 million 2014: $5 million Proposed: $ 3 million
CONTACT Mark Taylor 801 887-3714 marktaylor@utah.gov
ACCOMPLISHMENTS UDOT is reaching world-class traffic signal management with the following results: • Traffic Signal Event Management improves delay. BYU game-day delays are reduced from 120 minutes to 70 minutes per vehicle.
Increased Proac ve Maintenance - Poten al problems are addressed before road users experience inconvenience.
• Reflectorized Traffic Signal Backplates. Overall crashes are reduced 15% by using this technology.
Real-Time Traffic Signal Opera ons Management - Volumes, speeds, and other metrics are collected and signals are adjusted in real- me. UDOT is one of just a few agencies na on-wide using these tools, and recently received the AASHTO Technology Implementa on Group Award.
• Real me management of traffic signal opera ons deployed at over 800 intersec ons.
Bicycle Detec on - Radar detec on picks up cyclists wai ng at the red light. Symbols show cyclists where to safely wait, and also help reinforce the “share the road” message to drivers. The detec on also provides for op mized mobility.
ePM Master PIN: 10948 Funding Code: ST_SIGNL_ M&O
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