TMC Traffic Metering Functional Area

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Description

Remotely controls ramp meters, interchange connector meters, and mainline meters, covering all types of metering as well as management of bypass lanes.

Included In

NMDOT District 1 TOC
NMDOT District 2 TOC
AMPA Regional TMC
NMDOT District 4 TOC
NMDOT District 5 TOC
NMDOT District 6 TOC
NMDOT Statewide TMC

Functional Requirements

IDRequirement
1The center shall remotely control systems to manage use of the freeways, including ramp, interchange, and mainline metering.
2The center shall collect operational status from ramp meters, interchange meters, and mainline meters and compare against the control information sent by the center.
3The center shall collect fault data from ramp meters, interchange meters, and mainline meters.
4The center shall implement control strategies, under control of center personnel, on some or all of the freeway network devices (e.g. ramp meters, interchange meters, and mainline meters), based on data from sensors monitoring traffic conditions upstream, downstream, and queue data on the approaches to the meters.
5The center shall remotely control video surveillance equipment to monitor freeway operations.
6The center shall receive video images to support management of freeway operations.
7The center shall operate and control road closure gates to restrict traffic flow under adverse conditions.