Community Corner
LCDOT Recognized for Transportation Achievements
Lake Co. was honored with the ITE Transportation Achievement Award for its Advanced Traffic Signal Performance Measures program.
LCDOT: Lake County was honored with the ITE Transportation Achievement Award for its Advanced Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM) program. Often times people think the only way to fix traffic congestion is to make roads bigger, or to construct new roads. But through the ATSPM program, traffic flow can be improved by making roads smarter.
The ATSPM program works by collecting traffic signal and other roadway data from 201 state, county and locally owned traffic signals that are part of the Lake County PASSAGE network. The data is updated live and is monitored by personnel in the LCDOT Traffic Management Center. LCDOT can review inconsistencies in traffic progression and address traffic signal issues through the program.
Through coordination with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and local municipalities, the ATSPM project has provided the following improvements:
- LCDOT can address signal timing issues faster - sometimes in as little as one hour.
- Signal timings can be adjusted during traffic incidents to help improve traffic flow.
- Enhancements to data has increased the efficiency of Signal Coordination and Timing Studies.
Shane Schneider, LCDOT Director, said, “LCDOT is thrilled to earn this distinction from ITE. The new program allows us to proactively look for opportunities to improve traffic flow along many of our travel corridors. I'm proud of our innovative team for setting the national standard for signal performance measurements."
