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Pinellas updates traffic‑management overhaul; retiming and adaptive signals show high benefit‑cost ratios
Summary
County transportation officials reported measurable travel‑time and safety improvements from retiming corridors and installing adaptive‑signal and video‑analytic equipment as part of the ATMS program.
County transportation staff updated commissioners on the Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) program and presented early results from retiming and adaptive‑signal work, new video analytic devices and an emergency‑vehicle preemption upgrade.
What staff reported: Transportation Division Director Tom Washburn and Public Works Director Kelly Hammer‑Levy said the county has retimed signal corridors, installed intersection video analytic hardware and is rolling out adaptive signal software to improve travel time, reduce delay and detect safety events. The program is funded primarily by the local 9‑cent fuel tax, of which roughly $1.7 million annually is used for…
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