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In addition to regularly scheduled maintenance and emergency repairs the Signal and Sign Teams are constantly working to improve Tyler through planned improvement and upgrade projects.
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In 2022 Signal Technicians completed more than 800 work orders!
In 2021 Signal Technicians installed video detection at the intersections of Fifth and Palmer, Old Jacksonville and Sunnybrook, Frankston and Walton, Glennwood and Garden Valley and Beckham and Houston.
They upgraded the detection equipment at 11 intersections on the South Broadway Corridor, 5 intersections on Loop 323 and at Troup and Lindburgh.
85 intersections in Tyler received a new advanced signal controller.
With the latest purchase of communication units and a central software technicians are now able to communicate with and remotely monitor 136 intersections within the city.
Many of the projects completed, ongoing and planned come from the ITS Summary completed by Kimbley-Horn in 2020. Check out the report below to know why these projects have been selected and what projects are in the near future.
ITS MASTER PLAN
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are the modern methods by which transportation professionals leverage technology to provide better mobility for the movement of people and goods. For citizens in the City of Tyler, this means a more reliable work commute or better drive down South Broadway on Saturday for shopping. ITS means the City Traffic Engineer can receive near real-time alerts when a traffic signal goes into a flashing state because of a thunderstorm. ITS means many different things to many different ‘users’ of the transportation system. An effective ITS benefits all users of the transportation system, including citizens, traffic signal technicians, city traffic engineer, fire department, police department, and emergency response vehicles.
In 2019, the City Engineering Services Department authorized a study to investigate the City’s core system used to monitor and operate the transportation network and develop an implementation plan to update and modernize the transportation system.
Read more about the ITS Master Plan and what the FUTURE of the Tyler Traffic System will be.
ITS Project Status
Completed Projects
School Zone Beacon System Upgrade
Communication Upgrade
Detection Upgrade
Traffic Signal Controller Modernization and Standardization
Advanced Traffic Management System Upgrade
Ongoing Projects
Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures
Synchronized Traffic Signal Timing
Traffic Signal Cabinet Modernization
Detection Upgrade
Future Projects
Traffic Management Center
Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) Installation
Adaptive Traffic Control System
Emergency Vehicle Pre-Emption