Bridget Klebaur 08.22.13
TransCore, working with its Canadian TransSuite certified partner Electromega, was selected by the City of Montreal to deploy TransCore’s TransSuite Advanced Traffic Management System at the Centre de Gestion de la Mobilité Urbaine (CGMU) supporting the arterial network of the city, encompassing more than 2,000 traffic signal controllers.
The City of Montreal is the second largest city in Canada, after Toronto, and is the ninth largest city in North America. The city has 19 boroughs that encompass 845 km of arterial roadways and 4,200 km of local streets.
TransCore, with Electromega, has integrated TransSuite with the first 200 controllers along the major arteries of Pie-IX, Sherbrooke and St-Michel. The deployments at the remaining intersections will be phased in at 200 intersections per year. By December 2016, close to 700 intersections will be online, with the remaining intersections completed by 2020.
“TransCore’s experience addressing the challenges of large urban systems such as Montreal has been demonstrated in more than 30 metropolitan areas and spans 35 years deploying traffic management systems in other major North American cities,” Bill Skillas, TransCore vice president, said.
“Joining forces with TransCore was a natural fit for Electromega,” Pascal Lamoureux, Electromega président and CEO, added. “Both of our organizations have similar approaches to system integration and truly understand city operational challenges.”
Centralized control of traffic lights in the City of Montreal will allow operators of the CGMU to respond in real time to incidents affecting the arterial network, remotely programming traffic lights for both planned events and unforeseen incidents to minimize the impact on traffic conditions for motorists. The centralization of traffic management operations can also facilitate the movement of traffic in major work zones and minimize delays.
The City of Montreal is the second largest city in Canada, after Toronto, and is the ninth largest city in North America. The city has 19 boroughs that encompass 845 km of arterial roadways and 4,200 km of local streets.
TransCore, with Electromega, has integrated TransSuite with the first 200 controllers along the major arteries of Pie-IX, Sherbrooke and St-Michel. The deployments at the remaining intersections will be phased in at 200 intersections per year. By December 2016, close to 700 intersections will be online, with the remaining intersections completed by 2020.
“TransCore’s experience addressing the challenges of large urban systems such as Montreal has been demonstrated in more than 30 metropolitan areas and spans 35 years deploying traffic management systems in other major North American cities,” Bill Skillas, TransCore vice president, said.
“Joining forces with TransCore was a natural fit for Electromega,” Pascal Lamoureux, Electromega président and CEO, added. “Both of our organizations have similar approaches to system integration and truly understand city operational challenges.”
Centralized control of traffic lights in the City of Montreal will allow operators of the CGMU to respond in real time to incidents affecting the arterial network, remotely programming traffic lights for both planned events and unforeseen incidents to minimize the impact on traffic conditions for motorists. The centralization of traffic management operations can also facilitate the movement of traffic in major work zones and minimize delays.