Tennessee-based TransCore has been selected by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDoT) to deploy its TransSuite advanced traffic management system (ATMS) in St Louis and Springfield.

Installed in traffic management centres (TMCs), the technology should help manage regional intelligent transportation system (ITS) devices and operations. These metropolitan areas add to the current TransSuite ATMS deployment at the KC Scout TMC in Kansas.

The deployment should let St Louis and Springfield TMC operators better monitor and manage traffic control devices, including cameras, dynamic message signs, traffic signals and detectors. The system will also support the collection and analysis of real-time traffic flow data from various field devices, while incorporating third-party traffic data to provide a complete area view of traffic conditions.

This real-time information will let traffic operators monitor and respond to incidents on freeways and arterials, while providing drivers with travel time calculations for better trip planning and more predictable travel.

“MoDoT consistently strives to provide an efficient, safe transportation system for our roadway users,” said Brian Umfleet, St Louis district traffic engineer at MoDoT (www.modot.org). “Deploying an ATMS in three of the state’s largest metropolitan areas will help provide more reliable travel for Missouri drivers by helping MoDoT TMC operators respond to real-time traffic conditions and get needed safety, incident and travel information to roadway users.”

TransCore senior vice president Michael Mauritz, added: “We’re excited to expand our relationship with MoDoT on this initiative aimed at better managing traffic and providing more efficient freeway travel for Missouri drivers. In the near term, we will be working with MoDoT to customise the TransSuite ATMS configuration to meet the unique needs of Missouri drivers and roadway systems well into the future.”

TransCore (transcore.com) is a subsidiary of ST Engineering (www.stengg.com), a technology, defence and engineering group with a portfolio of businesses across the aerospace, smart city, defence and public security segments.