Miami-Dade County’s ATMS Upgrade

Success with Success with EMBEDDED INTEGRATORS

Presented at:ITS America Annual Meeting

Houston, TexasMay 4th, 2010

byK. 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

Automated Intersection Database

Conversion

Conduit Verification

Prepare Service Order for BellSouth

Communications

Equipment Procurement

(Controller Only)

T & S Engineering Verification & Adjustments

BellSouth Communications

Links

Conduit Repair Completed

Intersection On-Line &

Under ATMS Control

LEGEND KHA KHA / TSS TSS Traffic Operations

Engineering Contractor TSS Maintenance

Bellsouth

Controller/Firmware Installed and Tested

(TSS Maintenance or Contractor)

Equipment Procurement

(Controller Processor Board)

Equipment Procurement

(Modems)

Equipment Procurement

(Conflict Monitor)

Equipment Procurement

(Cabinet/Controller)

Miami-Dade ATMS Deployment Steps

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 Approach

Benefits 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