anchor Description
This project provides for planning and reconstructing various existing intersections in Montgomery County to identify where there is a need for safety improvements or congestion mitigation, as determined by mode safety or operations studies, in general. The project also includes the identification and implementation of corridor modifications and traffic calming treatments to enhance pedestrian safety. At these identified locations, construction may proceed immediately or may require the development of detailed design plans for future projects. Additionally, this project provides for the design and construction of safety improvements in support of High Injury Network (HIN) and Vision Zero efforts.
anchorCost Change
Funding was added for FY29 and FY30.
anchor Justification
ATMS provides real-time monitoring, control, and traveler information in an effort to reduce traffic congestion and travel time, improve safety, and defer the need to construct new roads. ATMS emphasizes safety and efficiency of mobility to include mode, route, and travel time choices. ATMS supports public safety and directly impacts the movement of people and goods throughout the County's transportation system. This project was initiated in response to a growing demand to enhance options and amenities within the County's transportation network.
anchorOther
This project includes the traffic element that focuses on reducing traffic congestion and travel time and improving safety. This project will help the County achieve its Vision Zero goals to reduce deaths and serious injuries on County roadways to zero by 2030.
anchorDisclosures
Expenditures will continue indefinitely.
The County Executive asserts that this project conforms to the requirement of relevant local plans, as required by the Maryland Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act.
anchorCoordination
Developers, Department of Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions, Department of Police, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Fibernet, Maryland State Highway Administration, Virginia Department of Transportation, Other Local Governments, Other Private Entities, Traffic Signals project, Traffic Signal System Modernization Project, Montgomery County Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee, Citizen's Advisory Boards, and Montgomery County Planning Board.