ITS Element: Dona Ana County Traffic Signals

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Description: Traffic signal systems owned and operated by Dona Ana County. May include preemption capabilities, video detection, pedestrian signals, etc.
Status: Existing
Stakeholder: Dona Ana County Engineering Services Division
Mapping: Roadway
Other Roadway

Interfaces:

City of Las Cruces Fire Vehicles
Dona Ana County Engineering Services Dispatch
Dona Ana County Fire and EMS Vehicles
Dona Ana County Traffic Operations Center
Service Packages: ATMS03 - Traffic Signal Control - Dona Ana County
EM02 - Emergency Routing - Dona Ana County
MC07 - Roadway Maintenance and Construction - Dona Ana County (1 of 2)
Functional Requirements:

Roadway Signal Controls

  • The field element shall control traffic signals under center control.
  • The field element shall report the current signal control information to the center.
  • The field element shall report current preemption status to the center.
  • The field element shall return traffic signal controller operational status to the center.

Standard Rail Crossing

  • The field element shall collect and process, traffic sensor data in the vicinity of a highway-rail intersection (HRI).
  • The field element shall monitor the status of the highway-rail intersection (HRI) equipment, including both the current state and mode of operation and the current equipment condition, to be forwarded on to the traffic management center.
  • The field element shall monitor the status of the highway-rail intersection (HRI) equipment, including both the current state and mode of operation and the current equipment condition, to be forwarded on to the rail wayside equipment.
  • The field element shall receive track status from the rail wayside equipment that can be passed on to the traffic management center. This may include the current status of the tracks and whether a train is approaching.
  • The field element shall close the highway-rail intersection (HRI) when a train is approaching using gates, lights/signs, barriers, and traffic control signals.
  • The field element shall support the integrated control of adjacent traffic signals to clear an area in advance of an approaching train and to manage traffic around the intersection.
  • The field element shall forward rail traffic advisories received from the Wayside Equipment to the traffic management center.

Roadway Field Device Monitoring

  • The field element shall monitor the operational status (state of the device, configuration, and fault data) of connected sensors (such as traffic, infrastructure, environmental, security, speed) and devices (such as highway advisory radio, dynamic message signs, automated roadway treatment systems, barrier and safeguard systems, cameras, traffic signals, ramp meters, short range communications equipment, security surveillance equipment).
  • The field element shall send operational status of connected field equipment to the maintenance center.
  • The field element shall send collected fault data to the maintenance center for repair.

Last updated: 08-08-14