DuPage County Highway-Rail Information System

Description

This project will consist of systems to monitor the status of highway–rail crossings and provide real–time highway–rail blockage updates to emergency responders, traffic managers, and the traveling public.

Status

Planned

Timeframe

long

Stakeholders

Academic/Research Organizations
DuPage County Division of Transportation
Illinois Commerce Commission
Metra
Metra Contract Carriers
Municipalities/Townships
Police/Fire Chiefs Associations
Rail Freight Operators

Inventory

DuPage County Communications Infrastructure
DuPage County Field Equipment
Metra Wayside Equipment
Rail Private Wayside Equipment

Services

TM01–Infrastructure–Based Traffic Surveillance
TM06–Traffic Information Dissemination
TM13–Standard Railroad Grade Crossing

Interfaces

SourceFlowDestinationStatus
Automated Enforcement Camerasroadway equipment coordinationDuPage County Field EquipmentExisting
DuPage County Field Equipmentbroadcast advisoriesVehiclesExisting
DuPage County Field Equipmentrail crossing operational statusMetra Wayside EquipmentExisting
DuPage County Field Equipmentroadway dynamic signage statusDuPage County TMCExisting
DuPage County Field Equipmentroadway equipment coordinationAutomated Enforcement CamerasExisting
DuPage County Field Equipmenttraffic detector dataDuPage County TMCExisting
DuPage County Field Equipmenttraffic imagesDuPage County TMCExisting
DuPage County TMCroadway dynamic signage dataDuPage County Field EquipmentExisting
DuPage County TMCtraffic detector controlDuPage County Field EquipmentExisting
DuPage County TMCvideo surveillance controlDuPage County Field EquipmentExisting
IDOT District 1 Bureau of Traffic – Arterial Operations Field Equipmentrail crossing operational statusMetra Wayside EquipmentExisting
IDOT District 1 Bureau of Traffic – Arterial Operations Field Equipmentroadway equipment coordinationDuPage County Field EquipmentExisting
Metra Wayside Equipmenttrack statusDuPage County Field EquipmentExisting