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Miami-Dade County’s ATMS Upgrade Success with Embedded Integrators. Presented at: ITS America Annual Meeting Houston, Texas May 4th, 2010 by K. K. Saxena, Senior Vice President, Kimley -Horn and Associates, Inc. Jim Reynold, PE, Kimley -Horn and Associates, Inc.
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Miami-Dade County’s ATMS UpgradeSuccess with Embedded Integrators Presented at: ITS America Annual Meeting Houston, Texas May 4th, 2010 by K. K. Saxena, Senior Vice President, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Jim Reynold, PE, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Robert Williams, PE PTOE, Miami-Dade County
Background Miami-Dade’s Urban Traffic Control System UTCS) • Installed mid-70s • Funded by FHWA, FDOT, and local bonds • Largest central computer control system in the U.S. at inception • Reached maximum capacity of 2,048 signals mid-80s
LEGEND KHA KHA / TSS TSS Traffic Operations Engineering Contractor TSS Maintenance Bellsouth Miami-Dade ATMS Deployment Steps Automated Intersection Database Conversion • T & S Engineering Verification & Adjustments Equipment Procurement (Controller Only) Equipment Procurement (Cabinet/Controller) • Controller/Firmware Installed and Tested • (TSS Maintenance or Contractor) Equipment Procurement (Controller Processor Board) Equipment Procurement (Conflict Monitor) Equipment Procurement (Modems) • Intersection On-Line & Under ATMS Control • BellSouth Communications Links • Conduit Repair Completed Conduit Verification • Prepare Service Order for BellSouth Communications
Embedded Integrators • MDC Project Management (2) • Contractor Field equipment installation (12) • AT&T communications provisioning (6) • MDC maintenance & testing teams (18) • Contractor Construction engineering and Inspection (20) • MDC Timing Engineers (10) • MDC System Operators (10) • Consultants Imbedded Integrators (3)
Embedded Integrator ApproachBenefits and Lessons Learned • Cost Effective: System Integrator coordinates and guides all work but leverages County resources • Excellent training method to all County staff • Smooth migration from old to new system • Saved deployment time • Flexible enough to respond to changing operational needs