Peoria, Illinois District 4 OpenTMS Deployment

 

 

The Project

The 12-mile reconstruction of I-74 through Peoria and East Peoria was the largest road construction project outside the Chicago area undertaken by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). Intelligent Transportation Systems technologies and strategies were planned, designed, and implemented to enhance the operations and management efficiency of the corridor, both during and after construction.

IDOT sought to integrate of all field components of the Peoria area Intelligent Transportation System, including dynamic message signs, surveillance cameras, highway/rail interface, and detector stations into a central ATMS software package. The requirements for the ATMS solution included:

• Video and data consolidation and distribution to ITS operators and stakeholders.
• ITS data consolidation and distribution to the traveling public through the use of dynamic message signs, an external web page with congestion maps and video images, and the media.
• A mechanism to export incident data from the Peoria and East Peoria computer aided dispatch (CAD) systems for use with the ATMS software.

The Challenge

IDOT undertook a low-bid procurement process with extremely aggressive milestones for deploying and testing the new ATMS.  Within 120 days of contract award, the contractor was expected to install the ATMS with a minimum 50% functionality for initial testing and verification.  The full system was expected to be operational within 10 months of contract award. 

 

The Approach

Open Roads submitted the winning bid by developing an aggressive project plan around the installation and configuration of OpenTMS EnterpriseTM, the industry leading off-the-shelf Advanced Traffic Management System.  OpenTMS provides out of the box support for all major ITS Device protocols and is designed to quickly integrate with the most common ITS field-devices including video cameras, DMS, traffic detectors, and weather stations.

The Solution

Open Roads deployed a fully functional and secure system that enables Department of Transportation operators as well as system users from East Peoria Public Works, East Peoria Emergency Services, Peoria Public Works, and Peoria Emergency Services full access to system functions.  The solution was built around OpenTMS Enterprise and includes a public traffic web page, incident and work zone management, and device command and control.