Will County Highway Rail Crossing Notification System
Description
ITS devices can be used to actively monitor highway rail crossings, detect approaching trains, and predict train arrivals and their resulting impacts on roadway traffic. These systems can also be used to alert approaching motorists and emergency dispatchers to help them avoid blockages. This project will help reducing delay at crossings, better predicting rail crossing blockages, improve rail crossing status information for emergency responders, provide information about rail crossing blockage durations, and improve east–west and north–south traffic flow across the county.
Status: Planned
Timeframe: Short
Stakeholders
| Academic/Research Organizations |
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| Illinois Commerce Commission |
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| Illinois Department of Transportation |
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| Metra |
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| Metra Contract Carriers |
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| Municipalities/Townships |
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| Police/Fire Chiefs Associations |
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| Rail Freight Operators |
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| Will County Division of Transportation |
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Inventory
| Metra Wayside Equipment |
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| Rail Private Wayside Equipment |
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| Will County Communication Infrastructure |
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| Will County EOC |
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| Will County EOC Field Equipment |
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| Will County Field Equipment |
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| Will County Sheriff Vehicles |
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| Will County TMC |
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Services
| TM06–Traffic Information Dissemination (Will County Highway Rail Crossing Notification System) |
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| TM13–Standard Railroad Grade Crossing (Will County Highway Rail Crossing Notification System) |
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Interfaces
| Source | Flow | Destination | Status |
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| Metra Wayside Equipment | track status | Will County Field Equipment | Planned |
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| Will County Field Equipment | rail crossing status | Will County TMC | Planned |
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| Will County Field Equipment | right–of–way request notification | Will County TMC | Planned |
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| Will County Field Equipment | roadway dynamic signage status | Will County TMC | Planned |
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| Will County Field Equipment | signal control status | Will County TMC | Planned |
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| Will County Field Equipment | traffic detector data | Will County TMC | Planned |
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| Will County Field Equipment | traffic images | Will County TMC | Planned |
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| Will County TMC | rail crossing control data | Will County Field Equipment | Planned |
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| Will County TMC | rail crossing request | Will County Field Equipment | Planned |
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| Will County TMC | road network conditions | Will County EOC | Planned |
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| Will County TMC | roadway dynamic signage data | Will County Field Equipment | Planned |
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| Will County TMC | signal control commands | Will County Field Equipment | Planned |
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| Will County TMC | traffic detector control | Will County Field Equipment | Planned |
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| Will County TMC | video surveillance control | Will County Field Equipment | Planned |
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