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Council approves $130,000 appropriation for fiber to upgrade Dave Ward Drive traffic signals
Summary
Council unanimously approved an ordinance appropriating $130,000 for fiber-optic connections and equipment for the Dave Ward Drive adaptive traffic signal corridor to address recurring modem dropouts.
The Conway City Council voted 7-0 to appropriate $130,000 to extend fiber-optic data service and purchase related equipment for traffic signals along the Dave Ward Drive corridor.
Kurt (transportation staff) said the corridor uses an adaptive signal control system that reads traffic volumes and adjusts signals in real time. "The problem with the current data system ... is those modems periodically glitch and drop signal," he said, adding that brief signal drops force the system to reset and prevent consistent real-time adjustments.
Kurt told the council Conway Corporation provided a cost estimate for installing fiber to the corridor and said the city is asking to appropriate about $130,000 to pay for the bulk of the work and additional equipment. He said Conway Corporation indicated contractors were available this year and could complete installation by year end.
Councilmembers asked about downtime during installation; staff said any signal downtime would be minimal ("minutes") and that the appropriation covers equipment and installation. The ordinance (O-25-17) passed 7-0.
Staff said the city plans to consider extending similar fiber service to the Oak Street corridor next year.
