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Signals and Street Lighting Division is a part of the Traffic Control Group. Signals and Streetlights install and maintain all traffic control signals throughout the City of New Haven.

The traffic engineering staff within the signals and streetlights division serve as the New Haven liaison office to the Connecticut Department of Transportation, the Office of State Traffic Administration and the South Central Regional Council of Governments on various partnerships and inter‐agency transportation issues.

Beginning with Fiscal Year 2016-2017 the department has taken on the responsibility for maintenance and repair of City street lighting. Prior to this fiscal year the program had been contracted out at a cost of $150,000 per year. The decision to bring the program in house has increased direct costs to the department, but will ultimately save the City nearly $60,000 per year.

TT&P is currently implementing the program. The department has ordered a new bucket truck for department lighting electricians, and has hired the two new electricians to undertake street lighting maintenance and repair. Full implementation and backlog clearance began May 1, 2017.

This division completed or participated in the following major projects.

MLK and Legion Ave CMAQ

As part of Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Act (CMAQ) program, complete replacement of four Traffic Signals in the West River neighborhood. This project will also provide fiber optics communication to the City’s centralized traffic signal system (ATMS). As part of this traffic signal redesign project, the City will restripe the roadway to provide a bicycle lane heading westbound to improve connectivity from the eastern section of MLK Blvd. Additionally, both signalized intersections will be upgraded to provide improved pedestrian amenities based on current ADA standards. It is anticipated that engineering design and construction cost will be $2.1 M for the four signals listed below.

• Rt. 10 (Ella Grasso Blvd) at North Frontage Road
• Rt. 10 (Ella Grasso Blvd) at South Frontage Road
• Legion Avenue at Sherman Avenue
• North Frontage Road at Sherman Avenue

CMAQ Downtown Signal Upgrade Project No.92-666

As part of Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Act (CMAQ) program in Downtown New Haven, Fifteen (15) new traffic signals are 100% fully designed and are under review by CDOT. Under this project traffic signals will be upgraded to meet current pedestrians ADA compliances and latest signal design standards. This project will also convert Church Street to Two way from Grove Street to Chapel Street. It is anticipated that Phase 1 will include the first 8 signalized intersection, listed below, for construction in Fall 2017 which are anticipated to cost $3.2 M.

• Chapel Street at Church Street
• Chapel Street at Temple Street
• Chapel Street at College Street
• Elm Street at Church Street
• Elm Street at Temple Street
• Elm Street at College Street
• Church Street Midblock Pedestrian Crossing
• Church Street at Wall Street

Traffic Signal Optimization Studies

The department has performed engineering evaluation and operational performance improvements for coordinated signal systems along various corridors Citywide. The project addresses congestion and improves mobility through optimization and coordination of traffic control signals. Traffic signal coordination timing improvements were implemented along the following corridors.

• Chapel Street Corridor
• Church Street Corridor
• George Street Corridor
• Forbes Avenue / Main Street Corridors
• Whalley Avenue Corridor

Whalley Ave at Amity St Intersection

TT&P prepared design and construction documents to relocate the existing span pole under Emergency conditions. This project was constructed using City fund for approximately $75k. The project was completed in March 2016.

Ella Grasso Boulevard (Rt.10) at Chapel St Signal and Pedestrian Upgrade Project

TT&P, in conjunction with the Department of Engineering, upgraded the Traffic signal located at the intersection of Ella T. Grasso Boulevard (Route 10) and Chapel Street intersection to provide an exclusive pedestrian phase at this location using City fund for approximately $45k. Modifications to the existing signal are based on the City receiving numerous requests from constituents to provide an exclusive pedestrian phase due to the difficulty of crossing a wide roadway segment such as Route 10 (Ella T. Grasso Blvd). The traffic signal has been modified to meet current pedestrian ADA compliances and latest signal design standards. Upgrades were completed in early 2017.

Grand Ave at East Street Intersection

TT&P in conjunction with the Department of Engineering prepared design, specification, and estimate package that rerouted traffic signal fiber optic communications to the intersections from west of the railroad crossing.

LOTCIP Traffic Signal Modernization Project

Project No. L092-0001: This construction project involves the complete replacement of six existing traffic signals, listed below, at various locations within the City of New Haven. Under this project traffic signals will be upgraded to meet current pedestrians ADA compliances and latest signal design standards. Funding for the construction project is provided under the Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program (LOTCIP) and total engineering inspection and construction is approximately $2.4 M.

• Hallock Avenue at Sargent Drive
• East Street at Ives Place
• Cedar Street at Spring Street
• Congress Avenue at West Street
• Davenport Avenue at Winthrop Avenue #1
• Davenport Avenue at Asylum Street