Scranton Central Business District
49 Signal Closed Loop System

City of Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

Efforts to promote economic redevelopment in Central Business Districts (CBD) are often hindered by the inadequacies of the existing highway network.  Likewise, the ability of existing businesses to attract customers to downtown stores, to attract workers to downtown office buildings, or to move goods in a cost efficient manner is impacted by these same inefficiencies.

In the CBD, it is usually impossible to add lanes to increase capacity.  Recognizing the fact that they cannot build their way out of the problem, the City of Scranton and PennDOT District 4-0 developed a local match project to implement a closed loop traffic signal system at 49 existing intersections in the Central Business District.  The goal of the project is to improve operations at the existing signalized intersections by providing better progression from one intersection to the next than is currently feasible with their existing equipment.

TPD has inventoried all 49 signals, their timing and phasing, roadway geometry, and all the related design in order to identify what improvements are necessary to upgrade these signals into a traffic responsive system.  TPD is preparing all analyses (HCS, TEAPAC, TRANSYT7F, etc.). in order to develop the best timing plans.  TPD will then prepare cost estimates for each interconnect alternative for final selection by the City of Scranton and PennDOT District 4-0.  Once the interconnect method is selected, TPD will complete the design plans, specifications, and cost estimates for the P.S.&E. submission.

Listed below are additional tasks being performed:

• Public, Council and Work Session Meetings
• Data Collection Coordination
• Pavement Marking & Signing Plans
• Coordination with PennDOT and Local Officials