Akron Regional ITS Architecture (2022)

Surface Street Management for Akron Regional ITS Architecture Roles and Responsibilities

Stakeholder	Role and Responsibility
City of Akron Engineering Bureau	Provide speed warning alerts to advise motorists traveling on city–owned roadways.
	Monitor and manage traffic on city–owned roadways.
	Operate ITS field devices, including traffic signals on city–owned roadways.
	Disseminate traffic information via portable DMS to travelers on city–owned roadways.
	Operate and monitor the City of Akron's centralized traffic signal control software (Centracs).
City of Barberton Engineering Division	Operate and monitor the City of Barberton's centralized traffic signal control software (MARC–NX).
	Operate ITS field devices, including traffic signals on city–owned roadways.
	Monitor and manage traffic on city–owned roadways.
City of Cuyahoga Falls Engineering Department	Provide speed warning alerts to advise motorists traveling on city–owned roadways.
	Operate ITS field devices, including traffic signals on city–owned roadways.
City of Cuyahoga Falls Technical Service Department	Operate and monitor the City of Cuyahoga Falls' centralized traffic signal control software (Centracs).
	Operate ITS field devices, including traffic signals on city–owned roadways.
	Monitor and manage traffic on city–owned roadways.
City of Green Engineering Department	Operate ITS field devices, including traffic signals on city–owned roadways.
	Provide speed warning alerts to advise motorists traveling on city–owned roadways.
	Monitor and manage traffic on city–owned roadways.
	Disseminate traffic information via permanent and portable DMS to travelers on city–owned roadways.
City of Hudson Engineering Department	Operate ITS field devices, including traffic signals on city–owned roadways.
	Disseminate traffic information via portable DMS to travelers on city–owned roadways.
	Operate and monitor the City of Hudson's centralized traffic signal control software (Econolite).
	Operate wrong way vehicle detection systems on city–owned roadways.
City of Kent Engineering Division	Operate and monitor the City of Kent's centralized traffic signal control software (Centracs).
	Operate ITS field devices, including traffic signals on city–owned roadways.
	Monitor and manage traffic on city–owned roadways.
	Disseminate traffic information via portable DMS to travelers on city–owned roadways.
City of Stow Department of Public Service	Disseminate traffic information via portable DMS to travelers on city–owned roadways.
	Monitor and manage traffic on city–owned roadways.
	Operate ITS field devices, including traffic signals on city–owned roadways.
City of Twinsburg Engineering Division	Operate and monitor the City of Twinsburg's centralized traffic signal control software (Aries – Econolite).
	Operate ITS field devices, including traffic signals on city–owned roadways.
ODOT	Provide speed warning alerts to advise motorists traveling on state–owned arterials.
	Detect and verify traffic incidents occurring along on state–owned arterials.
	Disseminate traffic information via DMS to travelers on state–owned arterials.
	Operate and monitor ODOT's traffic signal control software.
	Operate and monitor ODOT's ITS field devices, including traffic signals on state–owned arterials.
Other Municipalities Public Works/Engineering Departments	Provide speed warning alerts to advise motorists traveling on roadways owned by other municipalities and townships in the region.
	Disseminate traffic information via portable DMS to travelers on roadways owned by other municipalities and townships in the region.
	Operate ITS field devices, including traffic signals on roadways owned by other municipalities and townships in the region.
	Operate and monitor the centralized traffic signal control software owned by other municipalities and townships in the region.
Portage County Engineer	Operate traffic signal systems for Portage County.
Summit County Engineer Office	Operate ITS field devices, including traffic signals on county–owned roadways.
	Disseminate traffic information via portable DMS to travelers on county–owned roadways.