ADOT will continue working closely with local officials and other stakeholders to enhance traffic flow. Payson presented engineers with a greater challenge than some other communities because the speed limit drops as traffic nears downtown, traffic signals are close together and there is a busy intersection where SR 260 meets SR 87. In Bullhead City, for example, travel through town on State Route 95 now takes five minutes less on average thanks to recent ADOT upgrades. Payson joins several other rural communities using this combination of technology and the coordinated signal timing on state highways that are key arteries. Separate signal timing plans for Saturdays and Sundays address the different traffic demands each day.Īn advantage of this technology is having all signals on the same clock, getting rid of variability which develops when individual signals operate on their own clocks. This allows ADOT staff in Phoenix and Payson to monitor the signals remotely and adjust timing when there is a scheduled event or an incident such as a crash that blocks lanes.Įngineers also used this technology to create new signal timing plans for weekdays and for weekends, when Payson sees increased traffic heading to and through town. The Arizona Department of Transportation has upgraded traffic signal technology and timing on State Route 87 and State Route 260 in Payson to improve travel for residents, visitors and Travelers passing through town.Įngineers with the Transportation System Management and Operations (TSMO) Division have added nine Payson traffic signals to ADOT’s Statewide Traffic Signal System by installing radios and cell modems.

Goal is improving traffic flow on SR 87 and SR 260 by reducing stops at red lights ADOT project updates traffic signal technology and timing in Payson

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