Municipal Public Safety Agencies Lane Control Roadside Equipment
Status
Existing
Description
Represents the roadside equipment that warns drivers with electronic displays about the open or closed status of traffic lanes along the roadway.
Stakeholders
Physical Objects
Functional Objects
| Functional Object | Description | User Defined |
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| Roadway Basic Surveillance | 'Roadway Basic Surveillance' monitors traffic conditions using fixed equipment such as loop detectors and CCTV cameras. | False |
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| Roadway Dynamic Lane Management and Shoulder Use | 'Roadway Dynamic Lane Management and Shoulder Use' includes the field equipment, physical overhead lane signs and associated control electronics that are used to manage and control specific lanes and/or the shoulders. This equipment can be centrally controlled by a Traffic Management Center or it can be autonomous and monitor traffic conditions and demand along the roadway and determine how to change the lane controls to respond to current conditions. Lane controls can be used to change the lane configuration of the roadway, reconfigure intersections and/or interchanges, allow use of shoulders as temporary travel lanes, designate lanes for use by special vehicles only, such as buses, high occupancy vehicles (HOVs), vehicles attending a special event, etc. and/or prohibit or restrict types of vehicles from using particular lanes. Guidance and information for drivers can be posted on dynamic message signs. | False |
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| Roadway Traffic Information Dissemination | 'Roadway Traffic Information Dissemination' includes field elements that provide information to drivers, including dynamic message signs and highway advisory radios. | False |
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Physical Standards
| SDO | Document # | Title | User Defined |
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| ITE | ITE ITS Cabinet | ITS Standard Specification for Roadside Cabinets | False |
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| NEMA | NEMA TS 4 | Hardware Standards for Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) with NTCIP Requirements | False |
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| NEMA TS 8 | Cyber and Physical Security for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) | False |
Interfaces To
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