NMDOT
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Intelligent Transportation Systems – ITS
ITS is the use of advanced technology and communications
to make our highways safer and more efficient
WHY ITS?
Our ever increasing population continues to create more traffic and make
our roads more congested. Congestion is not only a hazard, it costs
hundreds of millions of dollars in lost productivity each year, it contributes to
environmental pollution and it has quality of life implications.
We can no longer solve today’s transportation problems using yesterday’s
solutions. Acquiring more space and building more roads is no longer the
default option, and in fact, is fast becoming non-feasible.
Through the strategic deployment of various devices along our highways,
the NMDOT can make better use of our existing infrastructure, making it
safer and more efficient.
Full FHWA Oversight and Compliance
Requires the Department to Demonstrate Adherence to Federal Regulations
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ITS Deployments are planned and developed from an Architecture modeled from the National ITS Architecture
Designed to provide common framework planning, defining and
integrating systems
Accesses established standards (NTCIP) to ensure system compatibility
Full FHWA Oversight and Compliance (cont.)
Providing Independent Verification and Validation
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ITS Systems are designed in strict accordance with the
Federal Systems Engineering Requirements
ITS - the use of advanced communications technologies and data
collection techniques to improve transportation safety and mobility
The NMDOT uses ITS to:
Observe road conditions
and monitor traffic
Advise motorists and the public of road and traffic
conditions
Monitor weather conditions
effect on our roadways
Detect and Manage
Highway Incidents
Manage maintenance and
construction activities
ITS – Current Projects
Designed to Satisfy Identified Needs
CN 300630
ITS Deployments in the ABQ Area
$2.1 M
CN 300631
ITS Deployments along I-25 Broadway and Rio Bravo $0.6 M
CN 1100021
ITS Deployments along I-10 Between AZ and TX
$2.8 M
CN L1045
Upgrades to the Santa Teresa POE
$1.3 M
CN 300763
ITS Deployments in the ABQ Area
$0.5 M
CN 2A13 & 2B13
ITS Deployments I-25 Tramway to US 550
$0.4 M
Budget
Current Year
$7.7 M
Expended
$3.5 M
ITS – Looking Ahead
ITS Takes Advantages of New Technologies
Integrating with Transit Operations
Railrunner, Local Bus Services
Commuter Information
Parking Availability, Travel Times, Congestion Mapping
Mobile Platforms
Image Sharing on Blackberries, HandHelds, I-phones
Vehicle Infrastructure Integration
GPS, Collision Avoidance, AVL
Maintenance and Construction Activities
Roadside Inventory, Materials Usage, Mapping Road Maintenance
Integrated Incident Response
Consolidating Incident Detection and Management Across Applications
Integrated Transportation Operations
Coordinating Activities Across Jurisdictions and Disciplines
NMDOT
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Charles Remkes
NMDOT – ITS Bureau
809 Copper NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
505-222-6554
charles.remkes@state.nm.us
www.itsnmdot.org
or
www.itsnmdot.net