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Florida’s Turnpike Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise ITS Project Enterprise ITS Project
UpdateUpdate
John R. Easterling, IV
District Traffic Operations Engineer
Florida’s Turnpike SystemFlorida’s Turnpike System
SUNCOAST PARKWAY
VETERANS EXPRESSWAY
SAWGRASSEXPWY
TOLL 417/ SEMINOLE
EXPWY
FLORIDA’S TURNPIKEMAINLINE
TOLL 417/ SOUTHERN
CONNECTOR EXT.
HOMESTEAD EXTENSION
OF FLORIDA’S TURNPIKE
TOLL 528/ BEACHLINE
EXPWY
POLK PARKWAY
TOLL 429/ WESTERN BELTWAY
FTE Program OverviewFTE Program Overview
Focus on Three Main FDOT Goals Safety Service Mobility
Leveraging Partnerships With: Public safety (FHP & Emergency
Management Community) Tow/recovery operators Via other sponsorships
TMCTMC——ITS Program OverviewITS Program Overview Pompano and Turkey Lake TMC Locations
317 Fixed CCTV cameras (+200 more by Dec.) 10 Highway advisory radio transmitters
320-Mile fiber optic backbone Staffed by 100% contract employees Equipment procured through public-private partnership
(T-Mobile) Two centers back each other up
Co-location with FHP in Troop K’s Regional Dispatch Center
ITS Project UpdatesITS Project Updates
Fiber Deployments Began in 2002 Phases 1-4 Now Complete Sawgrass Expressway / SR 869
First segment complete Remainder in Sawgrass widenings – 2008 completion
Off-Mainline Mid-2008 completions Central Florida - Toll 417, 429 & Beachline/528 West Florida - Veterans, Suncoast & Polk
South Florida CCTV & Northern Detection South Florida Part A and Incident Detection
projects with late 2008 completion dates
Sawgrass Smart-Highway ProjectSawgrass Smart-Highway Project
Early Winners Project Part of the Turnpike’s Larger Smart-Highways Initiative
Deploys the Following on Sawgrass: Arterial DMS prior to each interchange AVI/Travel time system Speed monitoring sites (passive) RWIS stations
Design/Build Contract Underway Summer ‘08 completion
Southern Arterial DMSSouthern Arterial DMS
Arterial DMS Added to 10 New Locations on Turnpike Mainline in South Florida
Design/Build Contract Underway Early ‘09 Completion
Transition to a Smarter HighwayTransition to a Smarter Highway
Our Safety Mission
To have the safest limited access facility in North America by reducing incidences, eliminating fatalities and reduce
duration of incident impact by 2020.
Focus Areas Using technology to improve customer safety Roadway and infrastructure improvements Optimizing system operations Implementation of a dashboard
Infrastructure Planned or UnderwayInfrastructure Planned or Underway
Travel Time (SunPass) System
Speed Monitoring Systems Road Weather Information
Stations Environmental Warning
and Alert Systems
ITS Cable Detection System
Visibility Monitoring/Alert SystemVisibility Monitoring/Alert System
Task: Develop low cost systems to allow our TMC operators to quantify sight restrictions due to fog, smoke, heavy rain, or a combination of all the above / And additional ways to advise customers of these conditions
Visibility Assessment MarkersVisibility Assessment Markers
Place markers at 300, 600, and 1000 feet from select cameras in fog prone areas as well as control burn areas which will allow operators to advise FHP and others of reduced visibility.
One set per 10 miles in rural sections
Visibility Assessment MarkersVisibility Assessment Markers
Visibility Assessment MarkersVisibility Assessment Markers
C.B. Radio Alert System C.B. Radio Alert System
• Two Test Locations:• Turkey Lake Service Plaza at milepost 263• Turnpike and I-95 at milepost 152
• System Uses Voice-over-IP (VoIP) Technology to Send Audio
• System Uses “Off the Shelf” CB Radio• Connected From TMC to Test Locations
Over Turnpike ITS Fiber Network• Broadcast Range of 5 to 15 Miles
Depending on Conditions and Antenna Height
C.B. Radio Alert SystemC.B. Radio Alert System
18' antenna is mounted at the top of selected camera poles. The height from the ground to the top of the antenna is no more than 60'.
A power supply, an “off the shelf” CB radio, and a radio controller are the components inside of the cabinet on the camera pole
Questions?Questions?
John R. Easterling, IVFlorida’s Turnpike
954-934-1292John.Easterling@dot.state.fl.us
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