Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority Update
L.A. GriffinManager of Expressway Operations
March 20, 2008
Expressway OperationsExpressway Operations
Squad Patrols 6 am – 10 pm, 7 days a week Evaluating Current Staffing Levels
• Meet target response times and maximize productivity
Florida Highway Patrol (FHP)Florida Highway Patrol (FHP)
Road Ranger Road Ranger Motorist Assistance Service PatrolMotorist Assistance Service Patrol
Joint Project with Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise
Original Contract: Sept. 2001• 138,997 Assists thru Sept. 14, 2007
New Contract: Sept. 15, 2007• 2622 Assists in Jan-08• 13,092 Assists thru Jan-08
Road Ranger Road Ranger Motorist Assistance Service PatrolMotorist Assistance Service Patrol
APL Approved DMSAPL Approved DMS AVL / Electronic LoggingAVL / Electronic Logging
Online: Video SystemOnline: Video System
144 Closed Circuit Television Cameras • Viewed at OOCEA facilities &
FDOT District 5 RTMC• Multicasting OOCEA video to FDOT• Receiving FDOT multicast video• Reciprocal control of video• TV Stations are Broadcasting
Online: Travel Time InformationOnline: Travel Time Information
97 Data Collection Sensors
• Read transponders to determine travel times
Data Server Travel Time Software
• Feeds OOCEA DMS, FDOT 511
• Feb-08 Uptime: 99.93%
Dynamic Message Signs (DMS)Dynamic Message Signs (DMS)
35 Dynamic Message Signs • 19 operational
• Feb-08 Message Uptime: 94.5%• 16 under construction
SR 520 South of SR 528 (FDOT ROW)
SR 417 North of SR 408
Performance MonitoringPerformance Monitoring
Monthly Reporting
• Operational Indicators
• Candidate Outcome Measures
• Travel Times: Free Flow, Average, 95% Reliable, Thresholds
• Travel Time Indices
•% of Peak Period with Congestion
Before/After Analysis
• SR 408 Widening impact
Upcoming ProjectUpcoming Project
I-4 / SR 408 InterchangeI-4 / SR 408 Interchange
SR 408 Core Project (599-503)• 7 new and 6 relocated CCTV cameras
• 19 new and 1 relocated Data Collection Sensor Sites
• 38 sites converted to field Gigabit Ethernet Switches
• Bidding: Summer, 2008
Thank You!Thank You!