Completed ITS Projects

Phase 1B was completed in early 2010. It established the express lanes along southbound Interstate 95 from just south of Miami Gardens Drive to just north of State Road 836, as well as activated 14 Ramp Signals -- 12 along southbound entrance points from Ives Dairy Road to NW 62nd Street, as well as two more on I-95's northbound side (at Miami Gardens Drive and Ives Dairy Road). As in Phase 1A, the TMC handles all matters of operations, incident management and process improvements to ensure the facility and system components operate at maximum levels of efficiency.

The State’s first arterial ITS deployment tying into a FDOT TMC was along US 1 between SW 17th Avenue and SW 112th Avenue (approximately 17 miles), includes the following components: 17 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras and four dynamic message signs (DMS); six detectors; 96 strand fiber-optic cable (installed 36 strand fiber optic cable for Miami-Dade Transit); and two communications hub buildings. During Fiscal Year 2008/2009, the system installation and system testing was completed. US 1 within the project limits is a multi-modal, 6 lanes divided facility with heavy commercial land use. The Miami-Dade Transit Metro-Rail and Bus way runs parallel and along the west side US 1. A direct link to several highways, the implementation of ITS infrastructure on US 1 aims to integrate the freeway management and state arterial systems to improve efficiency in the regions’ general transportation management plan. Deploying ITS along this multi-modal corridor will lay the ground work for future integrated corridor management operations.

The State Road (SR) 826 ITS design-build deployment, between NW 25th Street and NW 122nd Street, includes the following components: six new CCTV cameras and the integration of four existing CCTV cameras; three DMS; 37 detectors; and 72 strand fiber optic cable. This project is a key link in the overall communications network and will enhance the traveler information disseminated along this very important corridor . The project was in the construction phase during Fiscal Year 2008/2009.

The I-395 ITS design-build deployment has construction limits along I-395 between I-95 and Alton Road; along Biscayne Boulevard between I-395 and Port Boulevard; and along Port Boulevard between Biscayne Boulevard and the Port of Miami Administration Building. The system includes the following components: 10 CCTV cameras; 10 detectors; one DMS; and 72 strand fiber optic cable. As this project area serves the Port of Miami, so will these devices and provide future integration among the TMC and the Port of Miami operations. The project was in the construction phase during Fiscal Year 2008/2009.

The first of its kind in the state, the managed lanes project is part of an overall long-term strategy of initiatives designed to help improve the safety, throughput and reliability of mobility along the roadways within southeast Florida. Roadway construction impacts were kept to a minimum, and the corridor itself was not widened. Instead, the entire facility was reconfigured and restriped to allow room for an additional lane to fit inside the existing roadway. Each lane was slightly narrowed from 12 feet to 11 feet, and the inside shoulder along the corridor was also reduced. In addition to roadway improvements, the I-95 Express includes ITS infrastructure and electronic toll collection system. The ITS infrastructure includes the following components for Phase 1A include: 12 CCTV cameras, 24 detectors, and 18 DMS (which include toll rate and lane status DMS). The design-build contract began in February 2008 and tolling operations began on December 5th, 2008. The Phase 1B ITS infrastructure includes: 12 CCTV cameras, 24 detectors, and 18 DMS (which include toll rate and lane status DMS).