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Signal timing project would be eligible for 100 percent federal funds

Posted at 7:34 pm October 7, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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The intersection of Oak Ridge Turnpike and Tulane Avenue is pictured above in this file photo from December 2015. (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

A $2.8 milion signal timing project that could affect traffic lights on Oak Ridge Turnpike would be eligible for 100 percent federal funding, according to a resolution to be considered by Oak Ridge City Council members on Monday.

The project, the second phase of a project to improve the city’s traffic signal system, could cost $2.86 million, and it would focus on 14 locations along a 2.7-mile section of Oak Ridge Turnpike between Illinois Avenue and Florida Avenue. It would include:

  • the installation of advanced traffic controllers at 11 intersections,
  • the installation of aerial and underground fiber optic cables to connect all 14 signals within the city’s existing fiber network,
  • the replacement of loop detectors with radar vehicle detection at stop lights, and
  • the establishment of a traffic operations center that would be located in the Oak Ridge Central Services Complex on Woodbury Lane to manage the signals.

In addition, the city would replace older existing traffic signal heads with LED signals that operate more efficiently, more reliably, and provide better visibility, according to a memo that accompanies the resolution and was written by Oak Ridge Public Works Director Shira McWaters. She said new pedestrian-accessible signals would be installed at appropriate locations along with new signing and pavement marking upgrades. And two signals would also be reconstructed to receive new mast arms. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, State, Top Stories Tagged With: CMAQ, Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality, Kimley-Horn Engineers, Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization, Multimodal Access Grant, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Public Works, Oak Ridge Turnpike, pedestrian connectivity, radar vehicle detection, Shira McWaters, signal timing, TDOT, Tennessee Department of Transportation, traffic controllers, traffic lights, traffic operations center, traffic signal

Traffic light study under way, new plans could be implemented this year

Posted at 5:18 pm January 3, 2016
By John Huotari 2 Comments

TDOT Commissioner John Schroer and Mayor Pro Tem Jane Miller

TDOT Commissioner John Schroer presents a signal optimization grant check to former Oak Ridge Mayor Pro Tem Jane Miller. (File photo from September 2014 courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

 

A traffic light timing study is under way, and new plans could be implemented early this year, city officials said in December.

Oak Ridge Today asked about the signal timing project during a December interview with Oak Ridge Electric Director Jack Suggs and Jon van Eek, power utilization program supervisor in the Oak Ridge Electric Department. That interview focused on radar-based traffic detectors at six intersections in Oak Ridge.

The City of Oak Ridge announced in September 2014 that it had been awarded a Tennessee Department of Transportation grant for $237,500 for a signal timing optimization project.

Suggs and van Eek said the timing study is under way, and they hope to have new plans implemented after January 1, 2016. The plan is to move the maximum number of cars in all directions and to move the maximum number of vehicles, Suggs said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Government, Oak Ridge, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: air emissions, City Council, City of Oak Ridge, Climate Action Plan, CMAQ, Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program, Environmental Quality Advisory Board, greenhouse gas emissions, Jack Suggs, Jon van Eek, Oak Ridge Electric Department, signal timing, signal timing optimization, Steve Byrd, TDOT, Tennessee Department of Transportation, traffic congestion, traffic light study, traffic light timing, traffic patterns

TDOT presents $237,500 signal timing grant to Oak Ridge

Posted at 3:01 pm September 17, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

TDOT Commissioner John Schroer presents a signal optimization grant check to Oak Ridge Mayor Pro Tem Jane Miller. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

TDOT Commissioner John Schroer presents a signal optimization grant check to Oak Ridge Mayor Pro Tem Jane Miller. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

 

Grant for signal optimization

The City of Oak Ridge has been awarded a Tennessee Department of Transportation grant for $237,500 for a signal timing optimization project, and TDOT Commissioner John Schroer recently presented the award to Mayor Pro Tem Jane Miller in Nashville.

The signal timing optimization grant is funded by the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program, or CMAQ, which supports transportation projects that reduce air emissions from on-road sources and non-road sources, as well as projects that reduce traffic congestion, a press release said.

“The city is pleased to receive this grant which will significantly enhance air quality and reduce congested roadways,” Oak Ridge City Engineer Steve Byrd said in the press release.

The signal timing optimization project will target 26 traffic signals on Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge Turnpike, and Lafayette Drive. The program will synchronize these lights in order to improve traffic flow, reduce congestion and vehicle idling, and decrease commuter travel time. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Oak Ridge, State, Top Stories Tagged With: air emissions, CAP, City Council, City of Oak Ridge, Climate Action Plan, CMAQ, Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program, Environmental Quality Advisory Board, EQAB, greenhouse gas emissions, Illinois Avenue, Jane Miller, John Schroer, Lafayette Drive, Oak Ridge Turnpike, signal timing, signal timing optimization, Steve Byrd, TDOT, Tennessee Department of Transportation, traffic congestion, traffic flow, transportation, travel time, vehicle idling

Oak Ridge receives $237,000 air quality grant for traffic signal timing

Posted at 2:28 pm August 22, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 8 Comments

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Oak Ridge has received a $237,500 air quality grant that will be used to coordinate the operations of traffic signals at 26 intersections on three main roads: Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge Turnpike, and Lafayette Drive.

The grant will improve the management of current and future traffic flow and reduce congestion and vehicle idling, according to a project summary posted by the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

It was one of 31 grants totaling more than $27 million announced in 11 communities across Tennessee on Friday. The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement, or CMAQ, grants were announced by TDOT Commissioner John Schroer.

The grants are meant to reduce congestion and improve air quality. Funded projects include expansions of the TDOT HELP truck program statewide, improvements in traffic signal timing, cleaner transit buses and alternative fuel vehicles purchases, and protected bicycle lanes in Chattanooga. The grants also include a multimodal river port in Clarksville, and expanded transit service in several areas. Another project will include the addition of a bicycle-pedestrian trail on the Harahan Bridge in downtown Memphis. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Oak Ridge, State, Top Stories Tagged With: air emissions, air quality, air quality grant, alternative fuel, bicycle lanes, bicycle-pedestrian, CMAQ, congestion, Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement, Environment and Planning Bureau, Illinois Avenue, John Schroer, Lafayette Drive, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Turnpike, signal timing optimization, TDOT, TDOT HELP, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Toks Omishakin, traffic congestion, traffic signal, traffic signal timing, transit bus

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