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FDOT District Two: I-75 FOG AND SMOKE DETECTION PROJECT

ITS Georgia September 2013. FDOT District Two: I-75 FOG AND SMOKE DETECTION PROJECT. Paul j. mannix – atkins traffic Engineering group manager. Florida department of transportation. Project area. I-75 and US 441 across Paynes Prairie State Park and Wildlife Preserve

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FDOT District Two: I-75 FOG AND SMOKE DETECTION PROJECT

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  1. ITS Georgia September 2013 FDOT District Two:I-75 FOG AND SMOKE DETECTION PROJECT Paul j. mannix – atkins traffic Engineering group manager

  2. Florida department of transportation

  3. Project area • I-75 and US 441 across Paynes Prairie • State Park and Wildlife Preserve • Open grassland and wetlands • Frequent fog • Short distance along the roads

  4. Project area

  5. INCIDENT DEBRIEF • January 29, 2012 at 12:30 AM • Fires around prairie due to arson • Road closures earlier in day but reopened shortly before accident • Zero visibility due to fog and smoke • 12 passenger cars and 7 trucks • 11 fatalities

  6. INCIDENT DEBRIEF

  7. solution • University of Central Florida Study • Money from Legislature • Expedited Design and Construction Letting • ITS Devices for Detection and Warning • Visibility Sensors • Thermal Cameras • Beacon Signs • Dynamic Message Signs

  8. Deployment • 11 miles of I-75 • 2 miles of US 441 • 17 CCTV cameras • 21 Vehicle detectors • 5 Dynamic Message Signs • 3 Flashing Beacon Signs • 12 Visibility sensors • 2 Thermal Imaging cameras • 5 BlueTOAD sensors • 8 Wireless jump spots

  9. I-75 GAINESVILLE ITS DEPLOYMENT

  10. Operations • Automated sensors • Automated software • Weekday operations in Gainesville • Night/Weekend operations in Jacksonville • ½ mile minimum visibility threshold • Set e-mail alerts

  11. QUESTIONS? Paul J. mannix, P.E., ptoe Atkins - traffic Engineering group manager (407) 806-4159 Paul.mannix@atkinsglobal.com Peter Vega, P.E. FDOT District Two ITS Engineer (904) 360-5463 peter.vega@dot.state.fl.us

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