Zooming in
At an Oct. 6 meeting, Missouri City City Council unanimously approved the $619,500 contract with Texas Highway Products to install the AI tool along the Hwy. 6 corridor from Colonial Lakes Drive to Creekmont Drive.
Unlike the city’s current traffic signals, the new system will analyze real-time data—typically from sensors, cameras or signal equipment—to detect road congestion, according to agenda documents.
The primary function of the system is to confirm when lanes, intersections or crossings are free of traffic, allowing for improved traffic signal timing, enhanced safety and reduced congestion.
Zooming out
The system will be the same as the one currently in use in Sugar Land, said Joi Johnson, Missouri City's interim director of public works.
Sugar Land began implementing the system on 92 traffic signals in February 2024, with project completion in the second half of the year, Community Impact reported.
Going forward
While no timeline has been set for the project to begin yet, the contract will commence within one year of its execution, according to agenda documents.
