Integrating Bluetooth-based Travel Time Data for Real-Time Traffic Operations Use

Lakewood, CO, USA, one of the largest suburbs in the Denver metropolitan area, has had a TransCore TransSuite (R) arterial traffic management system since 1998, handling signal coordination at its 200 signalized intersections. In 2012, Lakewood applied for and received a federal grant from the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) to upgrade its traffic management system's capabilities. In addition to the enhancement to that critical central system component of Lakewood's traffic system operations, the project included deploying several different hardware components on their roadways to collect flow data. These new data points were envisioned to be sufficient and appropriate to obtain a robust monitoring and performance measurement capability. Furthermore, these important data would be brought into TransSuite for analysis and reporting.