West Lake Hills City Council moved forward with funding nine AI traffic signals to be located along the Bee Cave Road corridor on April 22.
The background
While the traffic signals along the corridor are the responsibility of the Texas Department of Transportation’s Austin District, West Lake Hills’ 2025 strategic plan included an initiative to engage in joint ventures on mobility and infrastructure projects.
The city and TxDOT have been working together to improve traffic efficiency along the corridor.
The details
The NoTraffic Intersection Vehicle Detection and Sensing System along with the NoTraffic Mobility OS software will be furnished by Texas Highway Products. The software will provide access to vehicle and bicycle detection, real-time video streams, traffic counts, turning movements and other data analytics.
Another vendor other than NoTraffic may be used, but the price and services remain the same, City Administrator Trey Fletcher said.
“We are still moving forward,” Fletcher said.
The nine detection systems and software will cost $360,000 and will largely be funded by $300,000 of tax revenue proceeds, Fletcher said.
What else?
The council also voted to move forward with allocating funds for North Peak Street drainage and improvements and additional street maintenance, totaling over $330,000.