Hillsborough County, FL
Hillsborough County, FL (County) is the 4th largest county in Florida. With the City of Tampa as the county seat, it is also at the forefront of the Nation’s major metropolitan areas in the application of Asset Management principles in managing and improving its infrastructure. Hillsborough County is part of the thriving Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area. As a result of its flourishing economy and attractive quality of life, the County has experienced steady population growth. This growth has resulted in a significant rise in use and access to its mobility infrastructure, including vehicle, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian transportation.
Proactively addressing the mobility requirements for its growing population, the County planned and implemented a comprehensive Asset Management system for its roadway infrastructure. The system includes forecasting necessary to do multiyear budgeting of maintenance, operations, and eventual capital replacement of assets along its more than 6,200 lane-miles, 14,000 intersections, and 5 million traffic signals, signs, lighting, and other roadway assets. A vital part of the County’s strategy is the evaluation and improvement of infrastructure, including traffic operations maintenance, as well as intersection and sidewalk improvements.
In support of the County’s ongoing and progressive infrastructure initiatives, the County’s Engineering and Operations Department awarded Econolite with $7.5 million, multi-year contract to install, replace, repair, and maintain traffic Information Technology (IT) services equipment throughout the County on an as-needed basis for three years. The County has also contracted with Econolite to provide Autoscope® Vision HD video sensors as part of its Traffic Signal and Detection Equipment improvement program.
In addition to providing the County’s traffic roadway infrastructure maintenance and roadway asset improvements, Econolite will also upgrade its communications IT network with fiber optic.