NEWS RELEASE							November 13, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE			Contact: Dan Regan (916-874-7056)
							Communications & Media Officer, or
							Doug Maas (916-875-5545)
      Traffic Operations Manager
						
Real Time Traffic Cameras@ Six Major County Intersections
~High-Tech Approach for A Smoother Commute~

	Sacramento CA – The Sacramento County Department of Transportation 
(SACDOT) is going live on Tuesday, November 14, with real time traffic cameras at six 
major unincorporated area intersections.   The public can now check traffic conditions at 
the following intersections by visiting www.sacdot.com: 
*	Watt Avenue @ Fair Oaks Boulevard
*	Sunrise Boulevard @ Zinfandel Drive
*	Sunrise Boulevard @ Gold Country Boulevard
*	Madison Avenue @ Sunrise Boulevard 
*	Madison Avenue @ Auburn Boulevard
*	Auburn Boulevard @ Watt Avenue
	According to Tom Zlotkowski, Director of the Department of Transportation, 
“Improving traffic signal operations is one of our best options to enhance safety and 
reduce congestion for motorists using unincorporated area roadways. SACDOT has 
embraced the use of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technology as a high-tech 
solution to improve our existing traffic signal system.  Since the size of the local 
roadway system has grown just 1% since the 1990’s, we need to get more out of what 
we have - which is 2,100 miles of streets and 600 signalized intersections.   Giving 
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public access to real time traffic cameras at these intersections provides motorists 
another information resource to check when planning their commute or for trips in the 
community.”  
	The heart of Sacramento County’s traffic management system is the Traffic 
Operations Center (TOC) which was opened in 2001.  This state-of-the-art facility 
enables staff to monitor and improve traffic conditions as problems occur in four major 
transportation corridors (Watt, Sunrise, Madison, Greenback) and at 300 signalized 
intersections.  Corridors are monitored with 37 cameras communicating on 27 miles of 
fiber optic cable as well as the signalized intersections on both fiber optic and copper 
interconnect cable. TOC staff monitors in these corridors and intersections and makes 
adjustments to signal operations to improve the flow of traffic.  In addition to improving 
traffic flow and safety, staff can respond to accidents, hazardous spills and other 
emergencies by changing traffic signal timing and posting messages on any of five 
changeable message signs located on the corridors.
      Please contact Dan Regan (Communications & Media Officer) at 874-7056 or 
regand@saccounty.net, if you have any additional questions. 
      
Visuals to Support Story:   News crews are encouraged to arrange for a tour of the   
Sacramento County Traffic Operations Center which is located at 9630 Conservation Road 
(Bradshaw Complex).  In addition, County staff will be available for interviews at any of the 
locations for the six real time traffic cameras.  

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Municipal Services Agency

Department of Transportation
Tom Zlotkowski, Director




County of Sacramento
Terry Schutten, County Executive
Cheryl Creson, Agency Administrator

               Design & Planning: 906 G Street, Suite 510, Sacramento, CA 95814 . Phone: 916-874-6291 . Fax: 916-874-7831 
               Operations & Maintenance: 4100 Traffic Way, Sacramento, CA 95827 . Phone: 916-875-5123 . Fax: 916-875-5363 
               www.sacdot.com