Kansas City Regional ITS Architecture

1.1 Active Traffic Management/Dynamic Lane Management Concept Development

Description

Concept development in preparation for implementation of an Active Traffic Management solution on the southern section of Interstate 435 to manage traffic congestion in AM/PM peak periods. Active traffic management (ATM) is the ability to dynamically manage recurrent and non-recurrent congestion based on prevailing and predicted traffic conditions. Focusing on trip reliability, it maximizes the effectiveness and efficiency of the facility. It increases throughput and safety through the use of integrated systems with new technology to optimize performance. ATM implementations focus on influencing travel behavior with respect to lane/facility choices and operations. ATM strategies can be deployed singularly to address a specific need such as the utilizing adaptive ramp metering to control traffic flow or can be combined to meet system-wide needs of congestion management, traveler information, and safety resulting in synergistic performance gains.  

Conduct feasibility study and concept development of ATM implementation on I-435. The scope of work will include: 
- Feasibility Study 
- Concept of Operations Development 
- High-Level Requirements Definition 
- Recommendations Report

Status

Planned

Timeframe

Near Term

Stakeholders

KDOT / MoDOT

Inventory

Driver

Kansas City Scout Field Equipment

Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center

Other Roadway

Traffic Operations Personnel

Services

TM12-Dynamic Roadway Warning (KC Scout)

TM20-Variable Speed Limits

TM22-Dynamic Lane Management and Shoulder Use (ITS)

Interfaces

Source	Flow	Destination	Status
Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	driver information	Driver	Existing
Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	environmental sensor data	Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center	Planned
Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	lane management information	Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center	Planned
Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	roadway dynamic signage status	Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center	Existing
Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	roadway equipment coordination	Other Roadway	Planned
Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	roadway warning system status	Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center	Planned
Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	shoulder management information	Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center	Planned
Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	traffic detector data	Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center	Existing
Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	traffic images	Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center	Existing
Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	variable speed limit status	Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center	Planned
Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center	environmental sensors control	Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	Planned
Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center	lane management control	Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	Planned
Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center	roadway dynamic signage data	Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	Existing
Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center	roadway warning system control	Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	Planned
Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center	shoulder management control	Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	Planned
Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center	traffic detector control	Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	Existing
Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center	traffic operator data	Traffic Operations Personnel	Existing
Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center	variable speed limit control	Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	Planned
Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center	video surveillance control	Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	Existing
Other Roadway	roadway equipment coordination	Kansas City Scout Field Equipment	Planned
Traffic Operations Personnel	traffic operator input	Kansas City Scout Traffic Management Center	Existing