I-580 TMP/TOS/ITS Advance Elements Project Overview

The I-580 Transportation Management Plan (TMP)/Traffic Operations System (TOS)/Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) project installed traffic monitoring devices along I-580, I-680, and SR84, as well as local arterials within the Tri-Valley. The project’s ITS equipment will be utilized for traffic management during I-580 eastbound HOV lane construction in the short term. Following the completion of construction, the equipment will remain in place to serve traffic management and incident management roles.

ITS field equipment has been installed along the I-580 project corridor with supporting hardware and software components at the participating agencies’ Traffic Management Centers (TMCs) to enable monitoring and control of field equipment and data and video exchange among agencies. The project is integrated with the existing East Bay SMART Corridors program to provide traveler information across the region.

Corridor Description

The I-580 TMP TOS/ITS project includes the I-580 corridor from San Ramon Road (just west of the I-580/I-680 interchange) to Greenville Road. Local arterials are also included to improve interagency traffic operations along I-580. The local arterials include 1st street, Vasco Road, Greenville Road, Livermore Avenue, Stanley Boulevard, Sunol Boulevard, Santa Rita Road, Stoneridge Drive, Tassajara Road, Bernal Avenue, Altamont Pass Road, Concannon Boulevard, Patterson Pass Road, Dublin Boulevard, and Tesla Road.

The project partners include Caltrans, Tri-Valley SMART Corridors partners (Alameda County, City of Dublin, City of Livermore, and City of Pleasanton), Alameda County Congestion Management Agency (ACCMA), Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA), Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), California Highway Patrol (CHP), and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). ACCMA is the lead agency for the East Bay SMART Corridors Program, and therefore, will be able to provide the necessary insight for integrating the Tri-Valley Smart Corridors with the East Bay SMART Corridors.

I-580 TMP/TOS/ITS Advance Elements Project Goals

The primary short-term project goals are the following:

• Provide short-term traffic monitoring capability during eastbound HOV lane construction.

• Provide incident transportation and transit management capabilities during construction to project partners.

• Establish TMC-to-TMC connections between the Tri-Valley SMART Corridors and the East Bay SMART Corridors to enable effective data and video sharing.

The project also seeks to meet the long-term goals of local and regional traffic management. Local goals focus on improving traffic flows for local traffic, monitoring local roadway conditions and minimizing impacts of regional congestion on local streets. Regional goals focus on improving traffic flows between adjacent jurisdictions, managing congestion on I-580. Other goals include compatibility among ITS elements, such as equipment and communications protocols, to enable sharing of data and video among agencies.

Local and regional objectives include the following:

• Provide real-time traffic and incident information to travelers on I-580 and the approaches to I-580.

• Provide real-time information to the public on the existing East Bay Smart Corridors website operated by ACCMA.

• Integrate the Tri-Valley Smart Corridor System.

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