SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS US 61 Signal System …

1 SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS US 61 Signal System Kenner-LaPlace FINAL September 2010 Presented to: Louisiana Department of Transportation And Development FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLYFOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLYUS 61 Traffic Signal System (Marathon Ave. to Williams Blvd.) SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO 701 65 1498 FAP ITS 9906(549) ABMB Engineers, Inc. Page i Table of Contents 1 Acronyms and Abbreviations .. 1 2 Physical Architecture .. 2 Architecture Creation Process .. 2 Identify the Portion of the Regional ITS Architecture .. 2 The US 61 Traffic Signal System Upgrade Project ITS Architecture .. 3 Stakeholders .. 3 US 61 Traffic Signal System Upgrade Project Inventory Elements .. 3 US 61 Traffic Signal System Upgrade Project Inventory Interfaces.

2 5 3 Concept of Operations .. 8 Scope .. 8 Overview .. 8 Audience for this Concept of Operations .. 8 Existing Operations .. 8 System Overview .. 8 Roles and Responsibilities .. 10 Operational Environment .. 10 Needs .. 10 Requirements .. 11 4 Operations .. 14 Operations Procedures .. 14 ATMS GUI User Procedures .. 14 CCTV Camera Procedures .. 14 Operations Policy .. 14 Background .. 14 Goals and Objectives .. 15 Roles and Responsibilities .. 15 Implementation .. 15 Appendix A Traceability Matrix Appendix B Traffic Signal Controller Alarms Appendix C Streetwise User Manual, Chapter 3 Basic Controller Operations FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLYUS 61 Traffic Signal System (Marathon Ave. to Williams Blvd.) SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO 701 65 1498 FAP ITS 9906(549) ABMB Engineers, Inc.

3 Page ii List of Figures Figure 1: Project Limits .. 2 Figure 2: Project Interfaces .. 6 Figure 3: System Overview .. 9 List of Tables Table 1: US 61 Traffic Signal System Upgrade Project Inventory 4 Table 2: Architecture Flow Definitions .. 7 Table 3: Project Roles and 10 FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLYUS 61 Traffic Signal System (Marathon Ave. to Williams Blvd.) SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO 701 65 1498 FAP ITS 9906(549) ABMB Engineers, Inc. Page 1 1 Acronyms and Abbreviations Wherever the following abbreviations or acronyms are used in this document, they are interpreted as follows: ATMS Advanced Traffic Management System CCTV Closed Circuit Television D02 DOTD District 02 D62 DOTD District 62 DMS Dynamic Message Signs DOTD Department of Transportation and Development DTOE District Traffic Operations Engineer GUI Graphical User Interface ITS Intelligent Transportation SYSTEMS LA Louisiana New Orleans RTMC Regional Transportation Management Center RQMT Requirement SOP Standard Operating Procedures TMC Traffic Management Center TOC Traffic Operations Center US United States FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLYUS 61 Traffic Signal System (Marathon Ave.)

4 To Williams Blvd.) SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO 701 65 1498 FAP ITS 9906(549) ABMB Engineers, Inc. Page 2 2 Physical Architecture Architecture Creation Process The Project ITS Architecture is based primarily on the New Orleans Regional ITS Preliminary Implementation Plan, developed in 2002 referenced herein as the regional ITS architecture. The National ITS Architecture and the Louisiana Statewide ITS Architecture were also used to supplement the regional ITS architecture where necessary. Identify the Portion of the Regional ITS Architecture Turbo Architecture was used to create an initial architecture that includes the portion of the regional ITS architecture that is relevant to the US 61 (Airline Hwy) Signal Upgrades Project. Project documents, including the construction proposal and plans ( No.

5 007 02 0097 et. al.), were used to determine the portion of the regional ITS architecture that would apply to the US 61 traffic Signal System upgrade project. The focus of this ANALYSIS is on the US 61 signals, the System software, and the operators, with regard to their responses to System alarms/events. The overall project limits are shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: Project Limits FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLYUS 61 Traffic Signal System (Marathon Ave. to Williams Blvd.) SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO 701 65 1498 FAP ITS 9906(549) ABMB Engineers, Inc. Page 3 The project limits include signalized intersections in St. John the Baptist, St. Charles, and Jefferson Parishes along US 61 (Airline Highway) from Marathon Ave. to Williams Blvd. The intersections included are as follows: 1.

6 US 61 at Marathon 2. US 61 at Terre Haute 3. US 61 at LA 637 4. US 61 at LA 53 5. US 61 at Dupont Entrance 6. US 61 at Belle Pointe Blvd 7. US 61 at Rue De Sainte 8. US 61 at Magnolia Street 9. US 61 at LA 3223 (Elm Street) 10. US 61 at LA 3188 (Belle Terre Blvd) 11. US 61 at LA 3224 (Hemlock) 12. US 61 at Ormond Blvd 13. US 61 at Cambridge Place 14. US 61 at US 51 15. US 61 at LA 44 (Old US 51) 16. US 61 at Windsor Blvd 17. US 61 at LA 636 1 (McReine Road) 18. US 61 at Laplace Weigh Station 19. US 61 at LA 48 (Apple Street) 20. US 61 at Shell Oil Entrance 21. US 61 at LA 627 (Prospect Street) 22. US 61 at Ormond Blvd (Destrehan Area) 23. US 61 at LA 50 (Almedia Road) 24. US 61 at Riverbend Blvd 25. US 61 at James Bus Park 26. US 61 at Alliance Street 27.

7 US 61 at Farrar Avenue 28. US 61 at Airport Drive 29. US 61 at Hollandey Street 30. US 61 at Airport Access Road 31. US 61 at Daniel Street 32. US 61 at LA 49 (Williams Blvd) The US 61 Traffic Signal System Upgrade Project ITS Architecture Stakeholders The stakeholders associated with the project are indicated below: DOTD ITS Section DOTD District 02 (D02) Traffic Operations DOTD District 62 (D62) Traffic Operations DOTD Statewide Traffic Management Center (TMC) DOTD New Orleans Transportation Management Center ( TMC) US 61 Traffic Signal System Upgrade Project Inventory Elements The regional ITS architecture inventory identifies the existing and planned SYSTEMS in the region as a list of inventory elements . The inventory elements of central interest are the DOTD District 02 Traffic Signal System (US 61) and the DOTD District 62 Traffic Signal System (US 61) elements.

8 Table 1: US 61 Traffic Signal System Upgrade Project Inventory Elements identifies the inventory elements from the regional ITS architecture that are associated with this project. A comment for each element explains its relevance and identifies any potential issues associated with it as defined in the regional ITS architecture. Many of the elements in the regional ITS architecture are named as organizations ( , Regional Transportation Management Center (RTMC)), not physical SYSTEMS ( , Traffic Signal System ). This is due to how the System is defined and who the end users are. For this project the organization elements should be interpreted to represent operators and maintainers as parts of the System and the motorist as the end user of the System . FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLYUS 61 Traffic Signal System (Marathon Ave.)

9 To Williams Blvd.) SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO 701 65 1498 FAP ITS 9906(549) ABMB Engineers, Inc. Page 4 Table 1: US 61 Traffic Signal System Upgrade Project Inventory Elements Element Status DescriptionComment DOTD District 02 Signal Shop Existing This element represents a traffic operations center or traffic ENGINEERING division within the district office that is responsible for traffic management activities within the district s jurisdiction. The typical activities include traffic data collection, traffic Signal operations, and other traffic management related activities. This also includes communicating with other departments like maintenance for roadway maintenance activities. This element is an instance of the LaDOTD, D02 Traffic Operations Center (TOC) found in the ITS regional architecture.

10 Note the TOC is now physically within the RTMC facility. DOTD District 02 Traffic Operations Engineer Existing This is the DOTD District Traffic Operations Engineer (DTOE) in charge of all state owned and operated traffic signals within the assigned district. The District 02 traffic operations engineer is located within the RTMC facility. This element is an instance of the LaDOTD, D02 Traffic Operations Center (TOC) found in the ITS regional architecture. DOTD District 02 Traffic Signal System (US 61) Existing This element includes the traffic signals under control of DOTD District 02 that will be installed or interconnected for this project. This element is an instance of the LaDOTD, D02 TOC Field Equipment found in the ITS regional architecture.