1. FDOT District Two: I-75 FOG AND SMOKE DETECTION PROJECT
ITS Georgia
September 2013
FDOT District Two: I-75 FOG AND SMOKE DETECTION PROJECT
Paul j. mannix – atkins
traffic Engineering group manager

2. FDOT D-2 covers 18 counties in Northeast Florida – nearly 12000 square miles
Includes Jacksonville on the east side and Gainesville/Lake City on the west side
2556 centerline miles

3. Florida department of transportation
FDOT – 7 districts plus Turnpike

4. Project area I-75 and US 441 across Paynes Prairie
State Park and Wildlife Preserve
Open grassland and wetlands
Frequent fog
Short distance along the roads
I-75 – 2.5 miles across prairie
US 441 – just under 2 miles across prairie

5. Project area I-75 – Micanopy (CR 234) to Gainesville (Archer Road)
US441 – just south of Prairie to just north of Prairie
Point out green – Paynes Prairie

6. INCIDENT DEBRIEF January 29, 2012 at 12:30 AM
Fires around prairie due to arson
Road closures earlier in day but reopened shortly before accident
Zero visibility due to fog and smoke
12 passenger cars and 7 trucks
11 fatalities
Picture on left from a vehicle involved in the accident before the accident occurred.

7. INCIDENT DEBRIEF
Pictures of accident scene next morning

8. solution University of Central Florida Study Money from Legislature
Expedited Design and Construction Letting
ITS Devices for Detection and Warning
Visibility Sensors
Thermal Cameras
Beacon Signs
Dynamic Message Signs
Study – this area was 5th on the priority list, however, the top 4 already had projects in the works.
$4 million set aside by legislature for adding warning systems in fog prone areas - $2 million was given to this project.
Started design in November 2012, completed design in June 2013
Reduced advertisement time from 60 days to 30 days – letting to contractor will be in September

9. Deployment 11 miles of I-75 2 miles of US 441 17 CCTV cameras
21 Vehicle detectors
5 Dynamic Message Signs
3 Flashing Beacon Signs
12 Visibility sensors
2 Thermal Imaging cameras
5 BlueTOAD sensors
8 Wireless jump spots
System Manager project overseen by FDOT
Partnership with City of Gainesville
Owner Furnished Items
Bosch CCTV
Wavetronix HD detectors
Daktronics full color signs
Optical Scientific OWI-650 weather identifier and visibility sensor – measures visibility and detects rain, snow, drizzle, freezing and mixed precipitation conditions
FLIR Thermal cameras
Ubiquiti wireless devices
Cabinets – being built and configured by City of Gainesville

10. I-75 GAINESVILLE ITS DEPLOYMENT
Approximate locations of devices

11. Operations Automated sensors Automated software
Weekday operations in Gainesville
Night/Weekend operations in Jacksonville
½ mile minimum visibility threshold
Set alerts
SunGuide software to take input of data, evaluate based on thresholds and provide alerts to operators of issues.

12. QUESTIONS? Paul J. mannix, P.E., ptoe
Atkins - traffic Engineering group manager
(407)
Peter Vega, P.E.
FDOT District Two ITS Engineer
(904)