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Traffic Management System - Gainesville Alachua County Smart Traffic (B)
This item is a request for the City Commission to hear a presentation on the public outreach and real time motorist information provided by the Traffic Management System.
Explanation
The Traffic Management System (TMS) is a partnership of the City of Gainesville, Alachua County, University of Florida and Florida Department of Transportation. The corridors currently online in the Traffic Management System are:
-N.W. / S.W. 34th Street - N.W. 39th Avenue to Williston Road;
-West University Avenue / Newberry Road - West 6th Street to N.W. 98th Street;
-Archer Road - S.W. 13th Street to S.W. 75th Street;
-N.W. / S.W. 13th Street - N.W. 34th Street to S.W. Williston Road;
-N.W. / N.E. 39th Avenue - N.W. 98th Street to Waldo Road;
-N.W. 23rd Avenue - N.W. 41st Street to N.W. 55th Street;
-Williston Road - S.W. 13th Street to S.W. 63rd Boulevard;
-Hawthorne Road - East University Avenue to S.E. 43rd Street;
-East University Avenue - Waldo Road to East 25th Street;
-S.W. 16th Avenue - S.W. 13th Street to Archer Road;
-Waldo Road / Williston Road - N.E. 53rd Avenue to S.E. 7th Avenue; and
-Traffic Management Center
The TMS project includes public outreach component to provide real time motorist information to the users of the transportation system in Alachua County. The real time motorist information will provide motorists with real time traffic data including incidents that may impact their local travel plans. The information will allow motorists to select alternate routes to avoid major incidents or be aware of delays at or near their point of destination.
The public outreach includes a portal for motorists to obtain information about the status of the TMS and specific issues regarding traffic management and traffic operations. This portal will also relay real time information to our website that is provided in other real time information outlets. In additio...
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