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Sunbury explores traffic-signal modernization and coordinated fiber conduit to improve safety and traffic flow
Summary
Consultants and staff briefed the committee on options to modernize traffic signals (connected controllers, radar/camera detection, adaptive timing) and on aligning fiber conduit installation with private providers. Staff estimated a citywide deployment using cellular modems could cost about $700,000; phased options would reduce up-front cost.
Consultants and city staff briefed the Sunbury Services Committee on April 2 on a phased approach to modernize traffic signals, install modern vehicle and pedestrian detection, and link signals to a centralized system for remote monitoring and dynamic timing.
Bob Tierley, a consultant with Verintas, told the committee most of Sunbury’s signal controllers and communications are roughly 20 years old and that modern systems add sensors, fault detection and remote monitoring that can reduce congestion and improve safety. “In a modern system, we’ve got controllers in the field that has sensors. They’re connected to the Internet…
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