Project Details
PROJECT NUMBER
11-394, TR-629
START DATE
03/01/11
END DATE
05/31/12
FOCUS AREAS
SPONSORS
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa Highway Research Board
Researchers
Principal Investigator
Neal Hawkins
hawkins@iastate.edu email >Director Research Administration, ISU
Co-Principal Investigator
Paul Wiegand
About the research
This project provides a summary of the updates to the traffic signal content within the Iowa Statewide Urban Design and Specifications (SUDAS) Design Manual Chapter 13 and Standard Specifications Division 8. Major focal points included pole footing design, cabinets and controllers, monitoring systems, communications systems, and figure updates.
This work was completed through a project task force with a variety of participants (contractors, Iowa Department of Transportation, city traffic engineers, consultant, vendors, and University research and support staff).