DOT beginning work on "Intelligent Transportation System in Northwest Florida

The Florida Department of Transportation will begin work this month on a $24 million Intelligent Transportation System network in Northwest Florida. 

The network will reach 158 miles along I-10 from Santa Rosa County to Gadsden County and 56 miles along Highway 231 from the Alabama State Line to Bay County.

The system will include 183 traffic cameras, 17 overhead message signs, 135 microwave vehicle detectors, 40 travel time sensors, three road and weather information sensors and eight highway advisory radios.

The system will make it easier for officials to detect incident locations and severity, and ensure all needed emergency responders and equipment are dispatched to an incident scene. 

The overhead message signs and highway advisory radios will alert travelers as they approach an incident and allow them time to seek an alternate route. 

Construction crews will begin installing the fiber optic infrastructure for the high speed communication network this month. 

Most of the fiber optic infrastructure installation will take place off the roadway and impacts to traffic will be minimal. 

However, motorists should be alert for the presence of construction crews, vehicles and equipment.

The project is scheduled for completion in spring 2015. 

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