1. Bay County’s Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Keith C. Bryant, P.E., PTOE Public Works Director Bay County, FL 2015 TRANSPORTATION SYMPOSIUM November 12, 2015

2. Bay County, Florida Estimated Population is 164,000 More than 6 million tourist per year 1,033 square miles Home to Tyndall Air Force Base and Naval Coastal Systems Station 7 Incorporated Cities

3. What is ITS? Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) are projects that aim to integrate modern communication and information technology into existing transportation management systems in order to optimize fuel efficiency, safety, and traffic flow.

4. Project Background In 1997 the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the Bay County Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) started a feasibility study to determine the need for an Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS). Kickoff meeting held for ALL interested parties FDOT, FHWA, Emergency Services, Cities, School Board, Military Bases, Hospitals, Law Enforcement, Transit, Port Authority, Airport Authority, Utilities, Tourist Development, Library System, Gulf Coast Community College, FSU, Chamber of Commerce, Health Department, Rail Road, & Red Cross 1998 Study was completed with recommendations for the installation of an ATMS County applied for funding under the TEA-21 ITS Funding Program.

5. Funding Background FYInitial Grant AmountFinal Grant AmountRequired MatchMatch ProviderTotal Available Funds for Project 2000 $ 1,000,000 $ 786,421 SB/FDOT $ 1,122,842 SB – Bay County School Board - $336,421 FDOT – Florida Department of Transportation – Hathaway Bridge Soft Match

6. Funding Background FYInitial Grant AmountFinal Grant AmountRequired MatchMatch ProviderTotal Available Funds for Project 2000 $ 1,000,000 $ 786,421 SB/FDOT $ 1,122,842 2001 $ 1,500,000 $ 1,190,422 BC/FDOT/SB $ 2,380,844 SB – Bay County School Board - $396,807.33 FDOT – Florida Department of Transportation – $396,807.33 BC – Bay County - $396,807.33

7. Funding Background BC – Bay County - $137,886.33 FDOT – Florida Department of Transportation – $137,886.33 PC – Panama City - $137,886.33 FYInitial Grant AmountFinal Grant AmountRequired MatchMatch ProviderTotal Available Funds for Project 2000 $ 1,000,000 $ 786,421 SB/FDOT $ 1,122,842 2001 $ 1,500,000 $ 1,190,422 BC/FDOT/SB $ 2,380,844 2002 $ 500,000 $ 413,659 BC/FDOT/PC $ 827,318

8. Funding Background No Match Required! FYInitial Grant AmountFinal Grant AmountRequired MatchMatch ProviderTotal Available Funds for Project 2000 $ 1,000,000 $ 786,421 SB/FDOT $ 1,122,842 2001 $ 1,500,000 $ 1,190,422 BC/FDOT/SB $ 2,380,844 2002 $ 500,000 $ 413,659 BC/FDOT/PC $ 827,318 2003 $ 1,000,000 $ 993,500N/ANo Match $ 993,500

9. Funding Background BC – Bay County - $323,093 FDOT – Florida Department of Transportation – $323,093 FYInitial Grant AmountFinal Grant AmountRequired MatchMatch ProviderTotal Available Funds for Project 2000 $ 1,000,000 $ 786,421 SB/FDOT $ 1,122,842 2001 $ 1,500,000 $ 1,190,422 BC/FDOT/SB $ 2,380,844 2002 $ 500,000 $ 413,659 BC/FDOT/PC $ 827,318 2003 $ 1,000,000 $ 993,500N/ANo Match $ 993,500 2004 $ 750,000 $ 646,186 BC/FDOT $ 1,292,372

10. Funding Background FDOT – Florida Department of Transportation – Toll Credits FYInitial Grant AmountFinal Grant AmountRequired MatchMatch ProviderTotal Available Funds for Project 2000 $ 1,000,000 $ 786,421 SB/FDOT $ 1,122,842 2001 $ 1,500,000 $ 1,190,422 BC/FDOT/SB $ 2,380,844 2002 $ 500,000 $ 413,659 BC/FDOT/PC $ 827,318 2003 $ 1,000,000 $ 993,500N/ANo Match $ 993,500 2004 $ 750,000 $ 646,186 BC/FDOT $ 1,292,372 2005 $ 2,000,000 $ 1,434,617 FDOT $ 1,434,617

11. ITS - PHASE 1 Installation of the fiber optic communications backbone along the majority of major roadways on the east side of Hathaway Bridge. Project was completed on 5/7/2007. Project began in March 2006 and ended in May of 2007

12. ITS - Phase 2 Integration of the communications backbone with various ITS components (i.e. traffic signals and cameras). Phase 2 started in June 2008 and was completed in September of 2009. It included the construction of a new traffic management center

13. PHASE - 3

14. Today! 140 Intersections in System 88 Pan/tilt/zoom cameras 6 Dynamic Message Signs 2 Remote Weather Systems 80 miles of fiber optic cable 18 Blue Toad Units 19 Adaptive Intersections

15. Small Additions!

16. Project Benefits Coordination of Traffic Signals Ability to Retime Traffic Signals during Special Events

17. Project Benefits Better Route Planning for Motorist Adaptive Traffic Signals

18. Project Benefits Notification of Maintenance Problems High Bandwidth Capacity "The partnership between Bay District Schools and Bay County Traffic Engineering has been a total win for the students, educators, and parents of Bay County. The technical capability for the delivery of graphically intensive educational content has been made feasible through the efforts of the ITS project. What has been accomplished is the envy of a great many school districts and the full benefit of the project is not likely to be understood for many years to come." G. David Smith, Director Technology and Information Services Bay District Schools

19. LESSONS LEARNED (1) Team Work! Use your available resources – FDOT, IT Department, other Cities and Counties Have a plan for maintenance & operations - Things will break and EVERYTHING dealing with fiber cost lots of money. FDOT WORK PROGRAM 2017-2021 ADOPTED FY20172018201920202021 Amount$450,000

21. Finally Don’t Over Sell the System – “Some problems only asphalt can fix” Provide LOTS of Training – “I rather lose a well trained employee than keep an untrained employee” Document Everything – “If you can’t prove you made it better, you didn’t make it better!” (My Boss)

22. Teamwork! Funding of the Project Inter-local Agreements for Signal Timing Maintenance Agreements

23. Questions? Questions?