MDC ATMS Project Goals

The Miami-Dade County Advanced Traffic Management System (MDC ATMS) will reduce delay and improve mobility within the County. Traffic flow will be improved by reducing congestion on roadways County-wide as major arterials are coordinated to run more like an integrated network system rather than individual entities.  This is achieved through the use of upgraded traffic control devices (Type 170 traffic controllers), an advanced ATMS software system (KITS), implementing the latest communication technologies (Digital Subscriber Lines [DSL], wireless), and new ATMS workstations. 

The ability to oversee and manage the County’s transportation network from a central location, the Traffic Control Center (TCC), will allow the County’s Traffic Engineers, Transportation Practitioners,  and Maintenance staff to respond to traffic incidents with a much higher degree of efficiency.   The MDC ATMS will enable the County to be even more proactive, as opposed to simply responsive; allowing them to apply timing changes virtually “on-the-fly”.  The goal of this is to improve progression and help minimize vehicle delay; resulting in shorter travel times and…

It is expected that all the signalized intersections in the County, upwards of 2600 intersections, will be converted over to this system in the next few years.