RESOLUTION 5131: AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR CAMELBACK ROAD FROM 51ST AVENUE TO 91ST AVENUE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT
Staff Contact: Jack Friedline, Director, Public Works
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for the Camelback Road from 51st Avenue to 91st Avenue Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Enhancements Project.
Background
The city has made a significant investment in deployment of ITS infrastructure along arterial and collector streets to enhance the management of traffic. These improvements enable Transportation staff to remotely monitor traffic and adjust signal timing based on current traffic patterns, or in response to resident requests. Additionally, drivers can receive real-time information on event traffic conditions and travel times via dynamic message signs (DMS).
The city's ITS infrastructure is currently comprised of over 100 miles of fiber optic cable that provides communication to 160 of the city's 198 traffic signals, 115 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, and 14 DMS. Future infrastructure expansions include 51st Avenue, Olive Avenue, Northern Avenue, and Maryland Avenue.
Analysis
This project to install ITS infrastructure along Camelback Road, from 51st Avenue to 91st Avenue, was identified in the city's ITS Strategic Plan as priority number one for communication enhancement projects. This project includes the design and installation of five miles of conduit, fiber optic cable, communications equipment and five closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras. Once completed, six traffic signals on Camelback Road will be connected to the central signal system via fiber optic cab...
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