Traffic Signal Design
Course Faculty: Charles Radosta and John Ringert
Traffic signal design presents the transportation engineer with many unique challenges, including traffic volumes, vehicle types, pedestrians and bicycles, construction and right-of-way costs, and environmental considerations.
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The purpose of this three-day course, which covers traffic signal design principles, concepts and criteria, will provide participants with a basic understanding of traffic signal design and the overall design process. Each participant will work in a team environment to solve sample problems and discuss solutions in a classroom setting. Discussions will cover current policies and manuals, in particular the Federal Highway Administration's Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Millennium Edition (MUTCD).
Course Topics
- MUTCD signal warrant analysis
- Signal operations and phasing
- Signal equipment
- Signal head placement
- Signal pole layout and design
- Geometric considerations in signal design
- Pedestrian considerations in signal design
- Vehicle detection design
- Signal wiring
- Signal conduit and junction boxes
Who Should Attend
This course is designed to introduce both new and experienced engineering personnel to the practice of traffic signal design. State, local agency, and private sector design supervisors, designers, and/or prospective designers both with and without experience will benefit from this short course.
Continuing Education Units and Professional Development Hours
Course participants will earn 2.1 CEUs/21 PDHs upon successful completion of this course. The CEU is a nationally recognized measure of participation in a noncredit continuing education program that meets established criteria for increasing knowledge and competency.