Benefit
The Texas Traffic Light Synchronization Program reduced delay by 23 percent by updating traffic signal control equipment and optimizing signal timing on a previously coordinated arterial.
Texas Traffic Light Synchronization Program
October 2005
Statewide; Texas; United States
Summary Information
The effectiveness of a given traffic signal control improvement project depends largely on the control methods already in use prior to project implementation. The potential for improvement is greater for systems that have a more primitive base condition.
The Texas Traffic Light Synchronization program reduced delay by 23 percent by updating traffic signal control equipment and optimizing signal timing on a previously coordinated arterial (with or without new equipment).
The Texas Traffic Light Synchronization program reduced delay by 23 percent by updating traffic signal control equipment and optimizing signal timing on a previously coordinated arterial (with or without new equipment).
Goal Areas
Typical Deployment Locations
Metropolitan Areas
Keywords
coordinated signals, signal coordination, centralized signal control, signal synchronization, traffic signals, advanced signal control, signal timing optimization, coordinated signal control, advanced signal controller, traffic signal retiming, retiming
Benefit ID: 2007-00322
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