Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 15.3
(continued)
Name and location
When
started
Members
Operational activities
TSSIP (Denver)
2003
Denver Regional COG, Colorado DOT, 28
local governments
Works with the Colorado DOT and local governments to
coordinate traf
c signals on major roadways in the region
Facilitates the implementation of a regional vision for
transportation operations using both technology and
regional partnerships
NITTEC
1995
Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge
Authority
City of Buffalo
City of Niagara Falls, New York
City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Erie County
Ministry of Transportation, Ontario
New York State Department of
Transportation
Traf
c Operations Center (TOC)
Closed-circuit television (CCTV)
Dynamic message signs (DMS)
Highway Advisory Radio (HAR)
TRANSMIT: Gathers vehicle travel time information
Road Weather Information System (RWIS)
Skyway Closing System: Advanced warning system that
alerts motorists to closures on the Buffalo Skyway
Advanced Trafc Controllers (ATC): Trafc counting
stations that transmit real-time trafc information to the
TOC
New York State Thruway Authority
Niagara County
Niagara Falls Bridge Commission
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
The Niagara Parks Commission
Niagara Region
Town of Fort Erie
FAST-TRAC
1992
Oakland County, Michigan
Operates a TMC
Road
Commission
for oakland
county
Local governments
Website with real-time trafc information
MDOT
Trafc signal control in response to congestion
Special event management.
Maintains a database of road construction projects
Variable message signs
