Driving Smarter Traffic Operations at Scale

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 5

FDOT District 5 set out to build a world‑class Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSM&O) program—but fragmented systems stood in the way. With more than 40 platforms generating siloed datasets and inconsistent data practices, the District lacked a unified data strategy. As a result, managing data flows, establishing authoritative sources, and enabling advanced analytics proved difficult.

EPIC solutions delivered:

Operational Efficiency & Integration

• 40-to-1 System Convergence: The team successfully consolidated disparate data streams from over 40 independent systems, resulting in a single-source-of-truth platform.

• Reduction in Data Latency: By replacing manual, fragmented data collection with a real‑time automated feed, data‑to‑insight time was cut from hours to seconds.

• Standardized Data Governance: The implementation of district‑wide standards delivered full compliance for data, metadata, and quality—ensuring consistency for all future third‑party integrations.

Mobility & System Performance

• Improved Incident Response Time: By fusing data in real time, the District identifies and verifies roadway incidents faster, reducing secondary crashes and speeding up the reopening of lanes.

• Reduction in Corridor Delay: ICM strategies optimized arterial signal timing, cutting peak‑hour congestion.

• Enhanced Predictive Accuracy: By fusing historical data, the system boosted travel‑time prediction reliability, delivering more accurate updates through 511 and DMS.

Strategic & Fiscal Impact

• Roadmap Execution Readiness: The team delivered a multi‑year investment strategy that aligns all future TSM&O technology spending with the District’s unified architecture—eliminating redundant software costs.

• Scalable Infrastructure ROI: Our plug‑and‑play architecture cuts the cost of onboarding new smart‑city technologies—such as CAV sensors—compared to legacy, siloed methods.

• Data-Driven Capital Planning: High‑fidelity historical datasets now enable planners to prioritize work programs based on quantifiable bottlenecks rather than anecdotal evidence.

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 5 oversees transportation infrastructure and operations across Central Florida, supporting a large and dynamic regional network of highways and arterial roadways.

The District manages complex Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSM&O) programs that rely on real-time and historical data to improve mobility, safety, and system performance.