Arterial Operations

Current Initiatives

Arterial Operations Committee

The Arterial Operations Committee is comprised of local traffic engineers and consultants who meet every other month to discuss the progress of projects overseen by the Committee; regional projects that may have impacts on arterials; and other relevant issues, such as air quality conformity, status of funding obligations, upcoming grant and training opportunities, and new publications.

Regional Signal Timing Program (RSTP)

Under the RSTP, MTC provides local jurisdictions with traffic engineering assistance and expertise in retiming their traffic signals, including implementing transit signal priority.  Technical assistance is provided for the analysis of existing conditions, including collecting new traffic counts and performing travel time and delay studies; development of recommended timing plans; implementation and fine-tuning of approved timing plans; and evaluation of the benefits of the project.  Timing plans are limited to morning, midday, and afternoon peak commute periods, and are for time-of-day signal coordination only (no traffic responsive or adaptive).

Traffic engineering assistance for RSTP projects is provided by consultants retained by MTC.  Funding is approximately $1.2 million per year.  Project solicitations occur in the last quarter of the year, with the pool of consultants selected once every two years.

Technology Transfer Program

Through the Technology Transfer Program, MTC sponsors free, half-day seminars on a variety of topics of interest to local traffic engineers. Past seminars include:  the use of fiber-optics for traffic signal interconnect, transitioning to advanced traffic management centers, telecommunications options, the use of video detection technology, configuration management for ITS projects, testing and maintenance of fiber-optic communication plants, a comprehensive approach to traffic calming, and transit signal priority. 

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