| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to traffic control; providing for the |
| 3 | synchronization of traffic lights by the Department of |
| 4 | Transportation and local traffic control authorities; |
| 5 | providing for benchmarks and monitoring; providing an |
| 6 | effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. (1) The Department of Transportation shall, by |
| 11 | January 1, 2012, synchronize the traffic lights on highways, |
| 12 | roads, streets, and other transportation arteries that connect |
| 13 | the focal points of traffic interest within its jurisdiction and |
| 14 | the roads, streets, or other transportation arteries that have |
| 15 | relatively high traffic volume compared with other traffic |
| 16 | arteries within its jurisdiction. |
| 17 | (2) The traffic control authority within each county and |
| 18 | municipality shall, by January 1, 2012, synchronize the traffic |
| 19 | lights on highways, roads, streets, or other transportation |
| 20 | arteries that connect the focal points of traffic interest |
| 21 | within the respective county or municipality and the roads, |
| 22 | streets, or other transportation arteries that have relatively |
| 23 | high traffic volume compared with other traffic arteries within |
| 24 | the respective county or municipality. |
| 25 | (3) The Department of Transportation shall establish |
| 26 | performance benchmarks using best practices for traffic-light |
| 27 | synchronization by the state, counties, and municipalities in |
| 28 | order to optimize traffic flow under this act. The department |
| 29 | shall also monitor the progress on such benchmarks and provide |
| 30 | information on such performance to the public on a regular |
| 31 | basis. |
| 32 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |