Create Signal System General

Overview

The Signal System screen allows users to create a new Traffic Signal System in TSSA.

A Traffic Signal System can be located in one of two general places: at an Intersection or MidBlock.

Therefore the initial steps for creating a New Signal System are different.

Here are the initial steps in creating an Intersection Signal System.

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Step	Process	Result
1	From the Signal Systems tab click on the Create Signal System button.	The Signal System page is displayed. Today's date is automatically entered in the Active Date field and Alberta Transportation is entered as the Servicing Authority. Note: these are defaults and can be manually changed.
2	Click the Search button.	The Intersection Search screen appears.
3	Type one or two Road Names. Click the Search button.	The Intersection Search screen displays Intersection Sites matching the Road Name criteria.
4	Click the Select link for the appropriate Location Description. Note: you can add text to the Signal Location to indicate another name for the road. (for example Meridian Road also know as Century Road). See: Signal Location Reference for guidelines on wording.	The Signal System screen appears with details automatically populated: Signal Location INT # LRS Managing CMA
	Click the green Intersection Signal System link again to collapse these steps..

Here are the initial steps to create a new MidBlock Signal System.

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Step	Process	Result
1	From the Signal Systems tab click on the Create Signal System button.	The Signal System page is displayed. Today's date is automatically entered in the Active Date field and Alberta Transportation is entered as the Servicing Authority. Note: these are defaults and can be manually changed.
2	Click in the Road LRS field and type the Road number. Press the Tab key.	A drop down list appears with roads matching what has been typed.
3	Finish typing the Road Number or Click on the required road in the drop down list..	The Road LRS displays the road and the Control Section field is preloaded with valid Control Sections for the Road.
4	Click to select the required Control Section.	The Control Section displays the value and the Roadway Label field is preloaded with valid roadways for the Road and Control Section. Note: If the Control Section has only one Roadway Label, the value will be selected and the cursor placed in the Kilometer Post field.
5	Click to select the required Roadway Label.	The Roadway Label displays the value and the cursor is placed in the Kilometer Post field.
6	Type the Kilometer Post (up to 3 decimal places) for where the Traffic Signal is located.	The Kilometer Post displays the value.
7	Manually type the Signal Location. Press the Tab key. See: Signal Location Reference for wording guidelines.	The LRS field displays the complete LRS value as you built it. The Signal Location value is converted to upper case. The Managing CMA is determined automatically.
	Click the green MidBlock Signal System link again to collapse these steps.

See: Signal System screen for definitions of each of the fields.

Here are the remaining steps:

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From either the Intersection or MidBlock steps the Signal System screen has a Signal Location, LRS, and Managing CMA.

Select the Serving Municipality.

Click in the Serving Municipality field to open the drop down list.

Type the municipality name to quickly advance through the list to the municipality of choice or use the mouse to drag the scroll bar on the list.

Click on the required municipality.

The Serving Municipality list displays.

The drop down list closes with the Municipality entered in the field.

Select the Timing Type.

Click in the Timing Type field to open the drop down list.

Click the required Timing Type value.

The Timing Type list displays.

The drop down list closes with the Timing Type entered in the field.

Select the Signal System Type - optional field.

Click in the Signal System Type field to open the drop down list.

Click the required Signal System Type value.

The Signal System Type list displays.

The drop down list closes with the Signal System Type entered in the field.

Select the Power Provider - optional field.

Click in the Power Provider field to open the drop down list.

Click the required Power Provider value.

The Power Provider list displays.

The drop down list closes with the Power Provider entered in the field.

Enter the Power Site Id - optional field.

Type the Power Site Id into the field.

The Power Site Id is stored in the field.

Select the Risk Potential.

Click in the Risk Potential field to open the drop down list.

Click the required Risk Potential value.

The Risk Potential list displays.

The drop down list closes with the Risk Potential entered in the field.

Set the Active Date.

The Active date defaults to today's date. It should be set to the date that the Traffic Signal first went into operation.

Type the date manually or use the Calendar button to select the proper date.

The date is either replaced manually or the Calendar window displays.

Enter Comments (optional field) to expand on choices made or information available.

The Comments field displays the text entered.

Servicing Authority defaults to Alberta Transportation.

If the Servicing Authority is Not Alberta Transportation:

Click the Clear button.

Type the municipality that is the Servicing Authority.

In the drop down list click on the required municipality.

The Servicing Authority field becomes active.

Click the Save button to store the information and generate a Signal System within TSSA.

The Signal System is stored and an Signal Number generated.

The District is calculated and the Managing CMA is available to edit.

Rating appears for the first time on the screen.

Additional Sections (i.e. Servicing Authority, Phasing Plans, etc.) are displayed.

Return to the Create Signal System Procedure to learn how to work with each of the additional sections.