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CONTRACT K-1617-53: A PROJECT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT) FOR THE FEDERAL AID PROJECT STPG-214B(064)AG, STATE JOB 30480(04) FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL VIDEO DETECTION UPGRADE PROJECT (PHASE 2) AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R-1617-29.
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BACKGROUND: The 2015 - Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) federal transportation funding bill allocates approximately $21 Million in Federal funds per year for the implementation of eligible transportation improvements in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Ten percent of this appropriation is used to fund safety projects at 100% of their construction cost. Installation of traffic signal video imaging vehicle detection systems is eligible for this level of funding.
Video imaging vehicle detection systems are becoming an increasingly common means of detecting traffic at intersections and interchanges in Oklahoma. This interest stems from the recognition that video detection is cheaper to install and maintain than inductive loop detectors at multi-lane intersections. It is also recognized that video detection provides better and more reliable bicycle and motorcycle detection and is more readily adaptable to changing conditions at the intersection (e.g., lane reassignment, temporary lane closure for work zone activities). The operation of the video camera component of the system is limited to detection of vehicles only and is not designed to allow red light running enforcement, which is not permitted under state law.
The benefits of video detection have become more substantial as the technology matures, as its initial cost drops, and as experience with it grows. The City of Norman installed its first traffic signal with video detection at the intersections of Lindsey Street with the I-35 northbound and southbound ramps in June of 2001. The excellent performance and overall positive experience with the technology prompted the Public Wo...
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