Smart mobility infrastructure management firm Iteris is improving safety and mobility across 16 municipalities in southern California.

This will see traffic signal timing improved for up to 1250 intersections throughout the 650-square-kilometre area. Iteris’ ClearGuide software-as-a-service (SaaS) will be used to conduct before-and-after analysis on retimed corridors.

California-based Iteris has received $737,000 in service orders under an existing $2.49m on-call contract from the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) for traffic signal synchronisation-related managed services across 16 municipalities in the San Bernardino Valley.

Under the terms of the 12-month on-call contract extension, Iteris will continue to perform on-call traffic signal synchronisation, and will virtualise agency processes to provide system support and maintenance services for the San Bernardino Valley Coordinated Traffic Signal System (SBVCTSS) corridors, a heavily travelled arterial network of more than 650 square kilometres.

The primary goal of the project is to improve traffic flow and safety for all road users, including vehicles, buses, bicycles and pedestrians, as well as reduce travel times, number of stops and carbon emissions along the SBVCTSS corridors. In addition, Iteris’ ClearGuide SaaS will be used to conduct before-and-after evaluations on all retimed corridors, with the option to include ClearGuide’s automated signal performance measures capabilities in the future.

The service orders address traffic signal timing improvements, and ongoing traffic device and infrastructure maintenance both within cities and across jurisdictional boundaries for up to 1250 signalised intersections on an as-needed basis. The service orders span 16 agencies: the cities of Chino, Chino Hills, Colton, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Highland, Loma Linda, Montclair, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Rialto, San Bernardino, Upland and Yucaipa, as well as the county of San Bernardino.

Iteris’ software-enabled managed services offering is a component of the ClearMobility platform for continuously monitoring, visualising and optimising mobility infrastructure. ClearMobility applies cloud computing, artificial intelligence, sensors, advisory services and managed services to help ensure roads are safe, travel is efficient, and communities thrive.

“We are proud to continue to support the SBCTA’s goal of improving safety and mobility in the San Bernardino Valley with this expansive traffic signal synchronisation programme, which demonstrates growing demand for Iteris’ software-enabled managed services in southern California,” said Scott Carlson, regional vice president at Iteris. “The expansion of this initiative with the SBCTA will continue to decrease travel times and overall traffic congestion, as well as improve air quality and reduce the existing transportation system’s impact on the environment.”

Iteris expects to start the project immediately.