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The following are a list of ITS projects that have been identified for the region. This list was created from an analysis of the existing Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) for the region and from discussions with the stakeholders. Projects are listed stakeholder (agency).

Select the stakeholder in the box below to jump to that agency's ITS projects.

Projects By Stakeholder
Stakeholder Project Name Project Status Timeframe Project Description

Air Force Reserve Command

Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 1 Planned Short Study and development of plan to evacuate Trumbull and Mahoning Counties in case of an emergency affecting mass area.

City of Niles

Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 1 Planned Short Study and development of plan to evacuate Trumbull and Mahoning Counties in case of an emergency affecting mass area.
NiTTS Advanced Paratransit Scheduling and Dispatch System Planned Short Implement an advanced para-transit scheduling and dispatch system at NiTTS coordinated with WRTA.

City of Niles Engineer

Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 2 Planned Long Signal upgrade and coordination along the major evacuation routes.
Municipal Signal Pre-Emption Planned Long Pre-emption signal system for emergency vehicles
Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 1 Planned Short Study and development of plan to evacuate Trumbull and Mahoning Counties in case of an emergency affecting mass area.
NiTTS Advanced Paratransit Scheduling and Dispatch System Planned Short Implement an advanced para-transit scheduling and dispatch system at NiTTS coordinated with WRTA.

City of Niles Public Safety Department

Municipal Computer Aided Dispatch to Emergency Vehicles Planned Long Integrating the computer aided dispatch to the emergency management center that will allow the operators to dispatch emergency response vehicles to the scene more rapidly.
Municipal Signal Pre-Emption Planned Long Pre-emption signal system for emergency vehicles
Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 1 Planned Short Study and development of plan to evacuate Trumbull and Mahoning Counties in case of an emergency affecting mass area.

City of Warren Operations Department

Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 2 Planned Long Signal upgrade and coordination along the major evacuation routes.
Municipal Signal Pre-Emption Planned Long Pre-emption signal system for emergency vehicles
Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 1 Planned Short Study and development of plan to evacuate Trumbull and Mahoning Counties in case of an emergency affecting mass area.
NiTTS Advanced Paratransit Scheduling and Dispatch System Planned Short Implement an advanced para-transit scheduling and dispatch system at NiTTS coordinated with WRTA.
Trumbull County - The North River Road / Elm Road Safety Enhancement Project Planned Short This project will consist of constructing a skid resistant surface course, upgrading pavement markings, improving traffic lane alignments, and upgrading the existing traffic signals to optimize traffic timing and flow. Access management will also be con

City of Warren Public Service and Safety Department

Municipal Computer Aided Dispatch to Emergency Vehicles Planned Long Integrating the computer aided dispatch to the emergency management center that will allow the operators to dispatch emergency response vehicles to the scene more rapidly.
Municipal Signal Pre-Emption Planned Long Pre-emption signal system for emergency vehicles
Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 1 Planned Short Study and development of plan to evacuate Trumbull and Mahoning Counties in case of an emergency affecting mass area.

City of Youngstown

Municipal Computer Aided Dispatch to Emergency Vehicles Planned Long Integrating the computer aided dispatch to the emergency management center that will allow the operators to dispatch emergency response vehicles to the scene more rapidly.
Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 1 Planned Short Study and development of plan to evacuate Trumbull and Mahoning Counties in case of an emergency affecting mass area.

City of Youngstown Street Department

Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 2 Planned Long Signal upgrade and coordination along the major evacuation routes.
WRTA Bus Traffic Signal Priority Planned Medium Study key transit corridors for applicability of bus traffic signal priority to improve transit travel time. Implement transit signal priority on traffic signals on identified corridors.
Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 1 Planned Short Study and development of plan to evacuate Trumbull and Mahoning Counties in case of an emergency affecting mass area.

Commercial Fleet Owners

Mahoning / Trumbull Counties Commercial Vehicle Operations Planned Long System collecting data carried in trucks traveling on specific routes.

County Sheriff

Municipal Signal Pre-Emption Planned Long Pre-emption signal system for emergency vehicles

Financial Institutions

WRTA Passenger Management System Planned Short System that provides fare reconciliation between peer agencies using a common travel card.

General Public

Connected Vehicle Planned Long Deployment of Connected Vehicle infrastructure, including roadside equipment and controller modifications, to implement vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications in the 2014-2020 timeframe (as vehicles are equipped). Connected Vehicle is a suite of t
ODOT Traveler Information Delivery Methods Planned Medium Implement traveler information dissemination methods which may include personalized traveler information on a subscription basis delivered to cell phones, pagers, personal computing devices. Information gathered through various detection methods could als

Mahoning County

Mahoning / Trumbull Counties Commercial Vehicle Operations Planned Long System collecting data carried in trucks traveling on specific routes.
Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 1 Planned Short Study and development of plan to evacuate Trumbull and Mahoning Counties in case of an emergency affecting mass area.

Mahoning County Emergency Management Agency

ODOT Install Snow and Ice Detection Management and Advanced Snow Plow Systems Planned Long Road weather information systems integrated with advanced technology snow plows. These systems provide early warning of icing and snow, and meter the amount of chemical and/or sand applied based on surface conditions, including amount of chemicals already
Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 1 Planned Short Study and development of plan to evacuate Trumbull and Mahoning Counties in case of an emergency affecting mass area.

Mahoning County Traffic Department

Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 2 Planned Long Signal upgrade and coordination along the major evacuation routes.
Municipal Signal Pre-Emption Planned Long Pre-emption signal system for emergency vehicles
Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 1 Planned Short Study and development of plan to evacuate Trumbull and Mahoning Counties in case of an emergency affecting mass area.
NiTTS Advanced Paratransit Scheduling and Dispatch System Planned Short Implement an advanced para-transit scheduling and dispatch system at NiTTS coordinated with WRTA.

Niles-Trumbull Transit System (NiTTS)

NiTTS AVL System Planned Medium Installation of AVL on all NiTTS vehicles.
Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 1 Planned Short Study and development of plan to evacuate Trumbull and Mahoning Counties in case of an emergency affecting mass area.
NiTTS Advanced Paratransit Scheduling and Dispatch System Planned Short Implement an advanced para-transit scheduling and dispatch system at NiTTS coordinated with WRTA.
NiTTS Google Transit Planned Short NiTTS will pair with Google to feed information on Google transit.

ODOT

Connected Vehicle Planned Long Deployment of Connected Vehicle infrastructure, including roadside equipment and controller modifications, to implement vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications in the 2014-2020 timeframe (as vehicles are equipped). Connected Vehicle is a suite of t
Connection of Private Providers Planned Long Private providers to work with ODOT to establish links with private providers to deliver traffic information to more people in different facets.
Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 2 Planned Long Signal upgrade and coordination along the major evacuation routes.
ODOT Highway-Rail Intersection Advanced Safety Systems Planned Long Install advanced Highway-Rail Safety Systems at key crossings. A study must be conducted to identify the crossings and the preferred system.
ODOT Install Snow and Ice Detection Management and Advanced Snow Plow Systems Planned Long Road weather information systems integrated with advanced technology snow plows. These systems provide early warning of icing and snow, and meter the amount of chemical and/or sand applied based on surface conditions, including amount of chemicals already
ODOT Maintenance Vehicle Upgrade Planned Long Automatic Vehicle Location for maintenance vehicles.
ODOT Service Patrols Planned Medium Purchase and operate one freeway service patrol vehicle.
ODOT Traveler Information Delivery Methods Planned Medium Implement traveler information dissemination methods which may include personalized traveler information on a subscription basis delivered to cell phones, pagers, personal computing devices. Information gathered through various detection methods could als
ODOT Work Zone Safety Improvements Planned Medium Improvements to work zones to reduce collisions. Ability to alert drivers of a construction zone, roadway hazard, or speed change.
YSU Research Program: Work Zones Planned Medium Establish a research program, in conjunction with ODOT, to test new implementation concepts such as crash mitigation or work zone operations systems.
YSU Research Program: Real-Time Stress Monitoring of Highway Bridges Planned Short This collaborative research aims to develop a real-time stress monitoring system for highway bridges with a secured wireless sensor network. The program monitors the stress of highway bridges in Mahoning County with a light-weight and reliable wireless se

Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP)

ODOT Install Snow and Ice Detection Management and Advanced Snow Plow Systems Planned Long Road weather information systems integrated with advanced technology snow plows. These systems provide early warning of icing and snow, and meter the amount of chemical and/or sand applied based on surface conditions, including amount of chemicals already
Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 1 Planned Short Study and development of plan to evacuate Trumbull and Mahoning Counties in case of an emergency affecting mass area.

Other Municipalities and Townships

Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 2 Planned Long Signal upgrade and coordination along the major evacuation routes.
Municipal Computer Aided Dispatch to Emergency Vehicles Planned Long Integrating the computer aided dispatch to the emergency management center that will allow the operators to dispatch emergency response vehicles to the scene more rapidly.
City of Newton Falls Signal Pre-emption Planned Short Pre-emption will be provided on all approaches for four signalized intersections including W. Broad at Ridge/Windham, W. Broad at Canal, Broad at Center, and E. Broad at Milton. Seventeen emergency vehicles, including fire, EMS, and police, will be retro
Trumbull County - Warren Sharon Road/Howland Wislon Road Intersection Project Planned Short This intersection improvement project will consist of a signal improvement and the addition of left turn lanes at the intersection of Warren Sharon Road and Howland Wilson Road in Howland Township.

Penn DOT

ODOT Install Snow and Ice Detection Management and Advanced Snow Plow Systems Planned Long Road weather information systems integrated with advanced technology snow plows. These systems provide early warning of icing and snow, and meter the amount of chemical and/or sand applied based on surface conditions, including amount of chemicals already

Private Information Service Providers

NiTTS Google Transit Planned Short NiTTS will pair with Google to feed information on Google transit.

Railroad Operators

ODOT Highway-Rail Intersection Advanced Safety Systems Planned Long Install advanced Highway-Rail Safety Systems at key crossings. A study must be conducted to identify the crossings and the preferred system.

Social Networking Firms

Connection of Private Providers Planned Long Private providers to work with ODOT to establish links with private providers to deliver traffic information to more people in different facets.
ODOT Traveler Information Delivery Methods Planned Medium Implement traveler information dissemination methods which may include personalized traveler information on a subscription basis delivered to cell phones, pagers, personal computing devices. Information gathered through various detection methods could als

Trumbull County

Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 2 Planned Long Signal upgrade and coordination along the major evacuation routes.
Mahoning / Trumbull Counties Commercial Vehicle Operations Planned Long System collecting data carried in trucks traveling on specific routes.
Municipal Signal Pre-Emption Planned Long Pre-emption signal system for emergency vehicles
Trumbull County Maintenance Vehicle Upgrade Planned Medium Automatic Vehicle Location for maintenance vehicles.
Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 1 Planned Short Study and development of plan to evacuate Trumbull and Mahoning Counties in case of an emergency affecting mass area.
NiTTS Advanced Paratransit Scheduling and Dispatch System Planned Short Implement an advanced para-transit scheduling and dispatch system at NiTTS coordinated with WRTA.
Trumbull County - The North River Road / Elm Road Safety Enhancement Project Planned Short This project will consist of constructing a skid resistant surface course, upgrading pavement markings, improving traffic lane alignments, and upgrading the existing traffic signals to optimize traffic timing and flow. Access management will also be con
Trumbull County - Warren Sharon Road/Howland Wislon Road Intersection Project Planned Short This intersection improvement project will consist of a signal improvement and the addition of left turn lanes at the intersection of Warren Sharon Road and Howland Wilson Road in Howland Township.

Trumbull County Emergency Management

ODOT Install Snow and Ice Detection Management and Advanced Snow Plow Systems Planned Long Road weather information systems integrated with advanced technology snow plows. These systems provide early warning of icing and snow, and meter the amount of chemical and/or sand applied based on surface conditions, including amount of chemicals already
Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 1 Planned Short Study and development of plan to evacuate Trumbull and Mahoning Counties in case of an emergency affecting mass area.

Trumbull County Engineer

Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 2 Planned Long Signal upgrade and coordination along the major evacuation routes.
Municipal Signal Pre-Emption Planned Long Pre-emption signal system for emergency vehicles
Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 1 Planned Short Study and development of plan to evacuate Trumbull and Mahoning Counties in case of an emergency affecting mass area.
NiTTS Advanced Paratransit Scheduling and Dispatch System Planned Short Implement an advanced para-transit scheduling and dispatch system at NiTTS coordinated with WRTA.
Trumbull County - The North River Road / Elm Road Safety Enhancement Project Planned Short This project will consist of constructing a skid resistant surface course, upgrading pavement markings, improving traffic lane alignments, and upgrading the existing traffic signals to optimize traffic timing and flow. Access management will also be con
Trumbull County - Warren Sharon Road/Howland Wislon Road Intersection Project Planned Short This intersection improvement project will consist of a signal improvement and the addition of left turn lanes at the intersection of Warren Sharon Road and Howland Wilson Road in Howland Township.

Western Reserve Transit Authority (WRTA)

ODOT Install Snow and Ice Detection Management and Advanced Snow Plow Systems Planned Long Road weather information systems integrated with advanced technology snow plows. These systems provide early warning of icing and snow, and meter the amount of chemical and/or sand applied based on surface conditions, including amount of chemicals already
WRTA Bus Traffic Signal Priority Planned Medium Study key transit corridors for applicability of bus traffic signal priority to improve transit travel time. Implement transit signal priority on traffic signals on identified corridors.
WRTA Kiosks at Transfer Points Planned Medium WRTA to establish kiosk at key locations to provide bus route information and trip planning.
WRTA Surveillance Control Planned Medium To include CCTV at certain locations to provide surveillance at stations and surrounding areas for security purposes.
Eastgate / County Signal System Upgrades and Evacuation Plan Updates - Part 1 Planned Short Study and development of plan to evacuate Trumbull and Mahoning Counties in case of an emergency affecting mass area.
NiTTS Advanced Paratransit Scheduling and Dispatch System Planned Short Implement an advanced para-transit scheduling and dispatch system at NiTTS coordinated with WRTA.
WRTA Passenger Management System Planned Short System that provides fare reconciliation between peer agencies using a common travel card.
WRTA/NiTTS Transit Vehicle Updates Planned Short Installation of Wireless Internet Feed on buses, automated signs, and annunciators.

Last updated: 01-30-14