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Tallahassee to seek federal Protect grant to harden traffic signal network and add connected-vehicle capabilities
Summary
City staff asked commissioners to approve applying for a USDOT Protect grant to replace traffic-signal cabinets with larger, battery-backed units and add switches, cameras and communications for 359 intersections; commissioners approved submitting the application with an 80% federal match and estimated local share of about $4.7 million.
Tallahassee city staff asked the City Commission on Feb. 12 to authorize a federal grant application that would replace traffic-signal cabinets across the city, add battery backup and improve communications to make the signal network more resilient and to prepare for connected-vehicle technology.
Traffic-operations manager Josh Hollingsworth told commissioners the project would install a newer, larger “resilient traffic signal cabinet” with room for emerging devices, a battery backup system and upgraded switches and communications to ensure reliable data flow to the city’s Traffic Management Center. “This would give us a 6 to 8 hour run time to help us act as like a buffer…
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