NCDOT and multiple eastern Wake County jurisdictions, is seeking assistance in developing the Eastern Wake Traffic Signal System Integration Study (to be referred to as the “Eastern Wake Study”) to continue regionalizing Wake County’s ITS systems, including but not limited to, the integration of traffic signal system operations. CAMPO is inviting submittals from professional consultants who are experienced in planning and implementing regional ITS systems. Recommendations including guidance and implementation step details from this study should be fit for use in other areas across North Carolina where regional ITS signal system integration efforts would be applicable. This document presents a desired set of work tasks to prepare a work product that will ultimately allow the region, building upon previous studies, to enhance its implementation strategy for integrating traffic signal systems and other TSM&O/ITS solutions across jurisdictional boundaries. This study is anticipated to be completed within an approximate timeframe of 17 months during two (2) fiscal years with a Notice to Proceed issued in late February 2026, and completion by late June 2027. Outcomes of the study will include: • Discovery of what municipalities adjacent to the City of Raleigh (i.e. the Towns of Garner, Knightdale, Wake Forest and/or Rolesville) are most prepared and primed for signal system integration with the City of Raleigh and/or each other. • Detailed guidance outlining implementation steps of the integration of traffic signal systems specifically tailored to the City of Raleigh and one or more of the aforementioned jurisdictions. • Review of funding opportunities to guide implementation • Peer reviews of recent signal system integrations from other areas around the nation – as it relates to any developments not already detailed in the Western Wake Study • Infrastructure evaluation of all signal systems within stakeholder jurisdictions with close coordination with NCDOT. • Detailed guidance on any additional implementation steps or studies needed for future integration of Town of Garner, Knightdale, Wake Forest and/or Rolesville traffic signal systems into one eastern Wake system. • Any necessary agreement language or templates needed to share system data, assign maintenance responsibilities and access, and assign legal liabilities.
