Jacobs Engineering has secured a contract from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) in the US to provide construction administration and inspection services for the Route 18 Traffic Signal System project in East Brunswick and New Brunswick.

The Route 18 project includes deployment of new intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and upgrades to the existing traffic signal equipment.

In addition to administration and inspection services, Jacobs will also be responsible for the installation of image and radar detectors, controlled traffic signal system (CTSS) cameras and fibre-optic cable at 23 locations along the Route 18 corridor.

Jacobs senior vice-president buildings and infrastructure Randy Pierce said: “Jacobs has worked alongside NJDOT on many projects over the past 60 years.

“This experience positions us well to help NJDOT meet the challenges and opportunities of this rapidly changing technological landscape.”

“This experience, combined with our proven capability in transport engineering services including ITS, positions us well to help NJDOT meet the challenges and opportunities of this rapidly changing technological landscape.”

The project is expected to be completed by November.

Jacobs will be carrying out a traffic study prior to the start of each work, to examine traffic volumes at each signal on a day to day basis, as well as determine the average corridor travel time and average intersection delay.

Data will be compared with the secured information when the systems are integrated and operational.

Upon installation and integration of the equipment with the NJDOT Statewide System, a verification and validation plan will be executed and testing performed.