Council Approves Contract for Advanced Traffic Management System

Voters approved $600,000 in funding for an Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) as part of 2019 Bond Election. The purpose of the ATMS project is to replace the core components of the existing, outdated traffic management system, communication systems, and preemption system for public safety purposes.

At its May 26 meeting, the City Council approved a contract with Paradigm Traffic Systems, Inc for $598,600 to upgrade/replace the core infrastructure, cellular units, communication equipment, and traffic signal preemption units.

The new system's advantages include:

• On demand wireless real-time traffic monitoring for 37 intersections;
• Integrated battery backup for power fail reporting;
• Remote monitoring for 37 intersections;
• Minimizes communication outages at the intersections; 
• Maximizes the efficient movement of vehicles and pedestrians throughout the Town;
• A new preemption system that allows for the preemption to take effect when the emergency vehicle is within the set radius for that intersection, which allows for traffic to clear in front of the first responder's vehicles and drastically cut down emergency response times; 
• Preemption capable of working through tunnels, overpasses, and between buildings; 
• Allows the Fire Department to monitor travel times and check effectiveness of system for fine tuning; and 
• Under this agreement, Paradigm will be fully responsible for the maintenance, support, upgrade, and replacement of any components of the proposed system, including any third party hardware, software, and services and pay for any monthly and/or annually charges for the third parties services that are included in their proposed system (e.g. 5g air card, TravelSafety mobile APP, etc.).

You can watch Council's ATMS discussion here.