Traffic Signal Modernization Program (TSMP)

Grant Application

2022-23 Letter of Intent to Seek Funding

About the TSMP Grant Application:

This Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) grant opportunity is the Traffic Signal Modernization Program (TSMP), which is a program designed to help communities and their local traffic signal maintaining agencies modernize existing traffic signal equipment and operations. CMAQ eligible counties are not eligible for these TSMP grant funds and those grant applications submitted will be eliminated from consideration. The overall grant funds for this TSMP program are capped at $500,000 from which at least five projects will be selected up to $100,000 capped per project. Any TSMP project costs that exceeds the associated cap will be the full responsibility of the local agency. The goal is to select at least one project from each TDOT Region.

Eligible Traffic Signal Modernization Program Items Include:

Pedestrian Signal Heads Pedestrian Push Buttons Signal Wiring and Cables Advance & Stop Bar Detection Timing Optimization Plans Controllers & Conflict Monitors Controller Cabinet & Equipment Signal Heads & Flashing Beacons Signal Head Backplates Supplemental Signal Heads

TSMP Grant Application Ranking Criteria:

The application ranking criteria includes, but is not limited to, county economic status, crash history, approximate age of traffic signal equipment, AADT, and associated project impacts regarding right-of-way, environmental, railroads, and utilities.

Required Information (Please complete all requested fields):

Please complete all the following required fields regarding this grant application.

General Information

Name of county that the project is located in. Click or tap here to enter text.

Name of traffic signal maintaining agency (city or county only). Click or tap here to enter text.

Name the planning organization serving your community. Choose an item.

Site Information

Are there any railroad tracks within 500 feet from the project area? ☐YES ☐NO

What is the approximate age (in years) of the existing traffic signal equipment included in this application? Choose an item.

Traffic Signal Timing Requests

Does this application include a traffic signal timing request? ☐YES ☐NO

If “NO” was answered in Question 6, then skip the rest of this section.

If “YES” was answered in Question 6, then are all the controller(s) in the field of the same brand? ☐YES ☐NO

If “YES” was answered in Question 6, then are all the controller(s) in the field of the ATC type? ☐YES ☐NO

If “YES” was answered in Question 6, then is there existing hardware interconnection infrastructure in the field between the corridor signalized intersections? ☐YES ☐NO

If “YES” was answered in Questions 6, 8, 9, and 10, then include a list of the corridor signalized intersections and the distances between the intersections. If a “NO” was answered in Questions 8, 9, or 10, then traffic signal timing requests on corridors will not be considered. In addition, please note that traffic signal timing coordination is reserved primarily for traffic signals less than 0.5 mile apart from each other.

Local Maintenance Agreement and TTSUG Involvement

If this grant application is awarded, will your local agency be willing to enter into a local maintenance agreement contract with TDOT to maintain the traffic signal equipment and related traffic control devices? ☐YES ☐NO

An estimated construction cost will be determined for the project and subject to a cap amount limit when awarded. All funds below the cap are 100% TSMP funds and no local funds will be required from the local agency. On the other hand, if a project would exceed the cap, then your local agency would be required to fund any amount exceeding the cap (e.g. Scenario: $100,000 TSMP project cap with the construction cost bid at $110,000. In this scenario, your local agency would be required to fund the additional $10,000). Is your local agency willing to enter into a local maintenance agreement contract with TDOT to fund any additional construction costs above the cap amount limit? ☐YES ☐NO

If this grant application is awarded, will your local agency be willing to share general traffic signal information with the Tennessee Traffic Signal Users Group (TTSUG)? ☐YES ☐NO

TSMP Grant Application Contact Information:

Local Agency: Click or tap here to enter text.

Name: Click or tap here to enter text.

Title: Click or tap here to enter text.

Email: Click or tap here to enter text.

Telephone Number: Click or tap here to enter text.

Required Grant Application Attachments:

In the box shown below, please complete a detailed description of the proposed TSMP project. In addition, please attach separately a location map of the traffic signal(s) that are included in this grant application. If possible and in addition to a location map, please include a Google Earth kmz file of the TSMP project location.

Detailed description of proposed traffic signal equipment upgrades (please attach a separate location map):

Application Deadline:

The TSMP Grant Application along with any other information related to the grant application must be completed and submitted electronically via email by 4:00pm CST on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 to TDOT.TrafficOps@tn.gov with the subject line “TSMP Grant Application”. For questions regarding this TSMP grant application process, please contact Steve Bryan via email at Steve.Bryan@tn.gov.