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Public Works Week: Traffic Engineering Improves the Way Knoxville Moves
City Traffic Engineering crew paints markings on Sevier Avenue.
Knoxville’s Traffic Engineering Department has 33 technicians and engineers managing the City’s traffic system 24/7.
This traffic system entails:
1200 miles of streets
390 signalized intersections
50,000 regulatory warning and wayfinding signs
140 school zone flashers
42 miles of guardrails
30,000 street lights
1,600 parking meters
All traffic markings (lanes, stop bars, center lines, crosswalks, arrows, etc.)
At the City sign shop, Traffic Engineering technicians make many of the City's traffic signs. Pictured: Keith Black and Bryan Gilbert.
In addition to the ongoing upkeep of these traffic system components, City engineers are constantly tasked with seeking improvements to the system.
With ever-increasing advancements in communications, data collection, and analysis technology for traffic operations, there’s a greater chance to synchronize the system for real-time response to traffic needs and conditions.
Jeff Branham, City of Knoxville Traffic Engineering Chief, recently spoke on a panel discussion with WUOT in April. The hour-long interview covers the potential opportunities and current steps the City of Knoxville is taking with “Smart City” technological advancements.
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On 25 May, 2018 at 1:09 PM
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