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'AUG <br />PART 11: Project Plan and Supportinq Data <br />dolt 50 wa 78 I <br />t J: i� <br />State clearly and in detail the aims of the project, precisely what will be done, who will be involved, and what <br />is expected to result. Use the following major headings: <br />1. Statement of the Problem <br />2. Proposed Solution <br />3. Objectives <br />4. Tasks and Timetable <br />5. Evaluation <br />Start below and use continuation pages as necessary <br />C <br />I. STATEMENT OF THE PROBL- 4 - <br />Due to the recent formation of the City of Vero Beach/Indian River County <br />Traffic Engineering Division (October, 1981), several problems exist in the <br />acquisition and treatment of.traffic-data: <br />a. The shortage of technicai personnel (one engineer and one technician), <br />the acquisition and compilation of traffic data absorbs a significant <br />amount of time. <br />b. Traffic accident reports are not easily accessible to the Division <br />from all police agencies, especially the Highway Patrol. There is <br />no single source of accident data. <br />c. Meaningful accident analyses are time consuming for a small staff and <br />are questionable as to reliability due to non -central and incomplete <br />traffic accident reports. <br />d. Traffic sign inventory information is currently not available, creating <br />a maintenance schedule problem. <br />II. PROPOSED SOLUTION <br />A continuing project utilizing a microcomputer supplied to Indian River County <br />through this grant will enhance Traffic Engineering's technical scope. Staff mem- <br />bers will be relieved of manually compiling and summarizing accident data, inventory <br />data, and engineering studies. Indian River County will become the central accident <br />reporting agency for all municipalities, the Sheriff's Office and Florida Highway <br />Patrol. With available software, traffic engineering anslyses can be prepared more <br />efficiently. <br />III. OBJECTIVES <br />A. To relieve existing staff of manual data manipulation, paper handling and <br />filing so that time may be used for more needed tasks of technical problems. <br />B. To provide additional time and reliable programs for traffic engineering <br />analyses. <br />C. To provide a central accident file and reporting system. <br />D. To provide a means for a continuing, up-to-date, traffic sign inventory. <br />