Rochester Traffic Signal Timing Project Completed
The City of Rochester, MN announces the successful completion of several traffic signal timing optimization projects throughout the community. According to Project Engineer, Bruce Boje with Westwood Professional Services, “the project is a huge success with an estimated $3,500,000 benefit to the traveling public that include annual reductions of 200,000 hours of vehicle delay, 20,000,000 fewer vehicle stops, and 144,000 gallons of fuel saved as a result of the project”.
The City led the project with close cooperation from Mn/DOT and Olmsted County. Gary Shannon, Rochester Traffic Engineer states that “The City of Rochester is committed to reducing traffic congestion and delays. We recognize that optimizing signal coordination is one of the most cost effective ways to achieve this objective and improve traffic operations for the motoring public.”
Rochester contracted Westwood Professional Services, Inc. to provide consulting services on a traffic signal timing optimization project. The project included assistance and development of implementation on new signal timing plans. Optimized signal timing plans were developed, installed, and fine tuned at 44 intersections. The intersections are located throughout the city with many on the major corridors of 2nd Street SW, 55th Street NW, West Circle Drive, and Civic Center Drive.
About Westwood:
Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is a multi-disciplinary design firm offering complete solutions to Land and Energy development clients nationwide. Services include energy real estate services, planning, engineering, surveying, sustainability, landscape architecture, visualization, environmental, cultural resource management, GIS, traffic, parking & transportation, construction services, and erosion control services. Westwood was established in 1972 and has 165 employees in four offices.
