29-03-2025
Major traffic signal improvements coming to Murfreesboro
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — Fourteen signalized intersections in Murfreesboro will receive high-tech improvements in order to help the flow of traffic in a highly traveled area.
On Thursday, March 27, the Murfreesboro City Council approved a $5.35 million construction contract to start the Rutherford Adaptive Signal Control Technology (ASCT) Project.
According to officials, the technology monitors traffic in real-time and will automatically adjust signal timings to reduce congestion and keep motorists moving. The project will cover Rutherford Boulevard (Southeast Broad Street to New Laccases Highway) and East Northfield Boulevard (New Lascassas Highway to Highland Avenue).
'We'll develop timing plans and algorithms within the software package. It will monitor that and run in the background and make recommendations on specific timing patterns in specific events,' said Jim Kerr, Murfreesboro's transportation director.
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Murfreesboro said the ASCT project is funded by a $4.86 million grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation and $536,127 in local matching funds through the City CIP budget and reallocated FY22 CIP funds.
Per Thursday's press release from Murfreesboro, the city will take the following actions using the ASCT Project funding:
Upgrade each of the signalized intersections with new signal control cabinets and internal control equipment
Install fiber optic communication cable and hardware along the entire corridor
Install corridor and system vehicle detection infrastructure and communications
Install 12 CCTV cameras
Install pedestrian signals at selected signalized intersections
Develop and implement new traffic signal timing for each intersection and system as a whole
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The project is also going to expand Murfreesboro CCTV system by adding 10 new cameras, bringing the total number of cameras up to 63. Officials said this will give them strategic visual coverage of important locations in the city, as well as help them monitor and evaluate traffic progression.
In addition, TDOT said the ASCT Project will help reduce emissions and improve state air quality.
As Murfreesboro continues to see rapid growth and development, city officials believe these new signals will help keep cars moving instead of wasting time at stoplights. Leaders also hope the project will future-proof the city.
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