The Freeway Traffic Management System project integrates multiple technologies to improve the flow of vehicle traffic, increase safety, and allow DDOT to track real-time traffic data with the goal of improving traffic flow and to minimize speeding.

Fort Myer’s responsibilities included trenching and installing conduits with power and control wiring, 46 new manholes,15 new handholes,15 new camera poles and 8 new vehicle detector poles, followed by the installation of 22 cameras and 56 vehicle detectors to be mounted on new and existing detector poles; 55 new traffic cabinets housing camera and vehicle detector control equipment mounted on freshly poured concrete equipment pads and existing poles along the shoulders and medians of I-295, I-395, I-695, and DC 295 freeways.

 

Project Significance

The new Freeway Traffic Management System will provide DDOT opportunities to manage traffic management, communications, and an analysis of data through the utilization of the new CCTV cameras, vehicle detection stations, and communication electronics along the freeways in the District. In the near future, DDOT will install communication equipment for future integration with fiber networks with training for District employees to manage the completed system.