Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments:
Dixie Highway Corridor Traffic and Transportation Optimization Study

TEC Engineering performed a regional transportation optimization study of an 8-mile stretch of Dixie Highway in Northern Kentucky, a major urban arterial crossing 9 jurisdictions. The study developed recommendations for improving traffic flow along this heavily congested corridor – without resorting to costly capacity-adding projects (lane additions, etc.).  TEC’s recommendations instead focused on improving traffic conditions through a combination of new technologies (implementing coordinated “closed loop” traffic signal systems, installing signal preemption systems to give priority to emergency vehicles, and providing interconnect between signal systems and the ARTIMIS regional freeway management system for managing traffic overflows from I-71/75) as well as traditional improvements (updated signal timing and intersection improvements).

Project Results:
The study recommendations, once implemented, expect to reduce overall travel time through the corridor by 20-40%. Short term recommendations already implemented have shown a 10% decrease in travel time.

TEC was honored with a 2007 ACEC Engineering Excellence Award for the Dixie Highway Study.