Traffic Signal Modernization Program (TSMP)

Grant Application

2024 Letter of Intent to Seek Funding

About the TSMP Grant Application

The Traffic Signal Modernization Program (TSMP) grant is a Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) program designed to help communities and their local traffic signal maintaining agencies modernize existing traffic signal equipment and operations.

TSMP Grant Application Funds Eligibility Requirement

The TSMP project must be located on a State Route. Communities and unincorporated areas within counties in non-CMAQ counties are eligible for TSMP grant funds. In addition, communities with a population below 5,000 (based on the 2020 federal census) regardless of county CMAQ designation are eligible for TSMP funds. However, communities with a population above 5,000 (based on the 2020 federal census) and unincorporated areas within counties in CMAQ eligible counties are not eligible for TSMP grant funds and those grant applications submitted will be eliminated from consideration. One county exception to this CMAQ requirement is Cocke County. The TSMP grant funds are intended to address specific needs contained in the grant application and not intended as equipment only procurement funds or provide local project fund assistance for communities.

TSMP Grant Application Matching and Funding Cap Requirements

The TSMP project is a 100% state funded program (i.e. no local match required). Every project will have a different associated project cap up to $125,000 per project.

Controllers & Conflict Monitors Controller Cabinet & Equipment Signal Heads & Flashing Beacons Supplemental Signal Heads Pedestrian Signal Heads & Push Buttons Signal Wiring and Cables Advance & Stop Line Detection Timing Optimization Plans TSMP Grant Application Eligible Items includes, but not limited to, Signalization Upgrade Items such as:

TSMP Grant Application Ranking Criteria:

The TSMP grant application ranking criteria will include, but is not limited to, county economic status, approximate age of traffic signal equipment, crash history, AADT, work type being requested, other possible funding program involvement, and associated project impacts regarding right-of-way, environmental, railroads, and utilities. All projects awarded will be prepared in accordance with applicable State and Federal requirements. All design services will be the responsibility of and conducted by TDOT staff and/or their on-call consultants.

TSMP Grant Application Required Information (Questions 1-12)

Please complete all the following required fields regarding this grant application.

General and Site Information

Name of county that the project is located in. Click or tap here to enter text.

Name of city, town, or county that the project is locate in. Click or tap here to enter text.

Name the planning organization serving your community. Choose an item.

What is the state route that the project is located on? Click or tap here to enter text.

Are there any railroad tracks within 500 feet from the project area even if the railroad tracks are crossing one of the intersection legs or not? ☐YES ☐NO

From the list below, please indicate what is the approximate age (in years) of the existing traffic signal equipment included in this grant application?

☐ 0-9 years ☐ 10-19 years ☐ 20-29 years ☐ 30+ years ☐ Unknown

Traffic Signal Timing Requests

Does this application include a traffic signal timing request? ☐YES ☐NO

If “NO” was answered in Question 6, then skip this section and go to Question 11.

If “YES” was answered in Question 6, then are all the controller(s) in the field of the same brand and of the ATC type? ☐YES ☐NO

If “YES” was answered in Question 6, then is there existing hardware interconnection infrastructure in the field between the corridor signalized intersections? ☐YES ☐NO

If “YES” was answered in Questions 6, 7, and 8, then include a list of the corridor signalized intersections and the distances between the intersections. If a “NO” was answered in Questions 7 or 8, then traffic signal timing requests on corridors will not be considered. In addition, please note that traffic signal timing coordination is reserved primarily for traffic signals less than 0.5 mile apart from each other.

Local Maintenance Agreement and TTSUG Involvement

If this grant application is awarded, will your local agency be willing to enter into a local maintenance agreement contract with TDOT to maintain the modernized traffic signal equipment and related traffic control devices? ☐YES ☐NO

If this grant application is awarded, will your local agency be willing to share general traffic signal information with the Tennessee Traffic Signal Users Group (TTSUG)? ☐YES ☐NO

TSMP Grant Application Required Detailed Description

In the box shown below, please complete a detailed description of the proposed TSMP project.

TSMP Grant Application Required Location Map and Attachment Information

Please include and attach to this TSMP grant application a location map of the traffic signal(s) that are included the proposed TSMP project. If possible and in addition to the location map, please include a Google Earth kmz file of the TSMP project location. Please also attach any other support information to this TSMP Grant Application.

TSMP Grant Application Primary Contact Information:

Local Agency: Click or tap here to enter text.

Name: Click or tap here to enter text.

Title: Click or tap here to enter text.

Email: Click or tap here to enter text.

Telephone Number: Click or tap here to enter text.

TSMP Grant Application Deadline:

The TSMP Grant Application along with any other information related to the grant application must be completed and submitted electronically via email by 4:00pm CST on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 to tdot.trafficdesign.tsmmprogram@tn.gov with the subject line “TSMP Grant Application”. Please also include your community (i.e. city, town, county) in the subject line. For questions regarding this TSMP grant application process, please contact Steve Bryan via the same email address.