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Lorain engineering presents pilot traffic‑signal monitoring, seeks grant funding to expand cameras and detection
Summary
City engineering described a pilot program that adds video detection, remote cabinet monitoring and continuous traffic counts at select intersections and said it will seek CMAQ and other grants to expand the system across Lorain.
Veronica Newsom, an engineering department presenter for the City of Lorain, described a pilot program that installs video cameras, cabinet telemetry and continuous traffic counting at selected traffic signals and said officials will pursue grant funding to extend the system.
The update matters because the city is using new detection and monitoring tools to identify traffic patterns, reduce response times for outages and build safety cases for federal or state funding for additional signal upgrades.
Newsom told the committee the city’s inventory shows 42 signals; 17 are now using single‑camera video detection (Miovision) and remote cabinet monitoring (Glance software). The systems provide live cabinet health data (temperature, voltage, door open, fan status), 24/7 traffic counts, and cached video that is stored in a lower resolution for privacy. Newsom said the single fish‑eye camera…
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