Transportation Systems

LEA employees have been involved with ITS since its inception. We deliver comprehensive solutions over a full range of services from conceptual planning through design and implementation for all ITS projects.

LEA is a member of ITS Canada and provides consulting engineering for the following services:

• Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS)
• Advanced Traffic Control Systems
• Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS)
• Advanced Parking Management Systems
• Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS)
• Advanced Transit Signal Priority Systems (TSP)
• ITS for Transportation Infrastructure Security Systems
• Electronic Toll Collection (ETC)
• Traffic Control Signal design
• Intersection, Arterial and Expressway Corridor Traffic Operations
• Electrical lighting

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Design Guidelines for Audible Pedestrian Signals for the City of Toronto • In July 1997, the former Metropolitan Toronto Council adopted an annual Audible Pedestrian Signal (APS) installation program which continues to this day. Given the City’s responsibilities under the APS program, LEA were retained to produce a design guideline document, under the scope of the 2001 APS installation, for the consistent application of Audible Pedestrian Signals (APS) at Traffic Control Signals (TCS).
Fraser River Crossing - Design and Cost Due Diligence Study, Tolling System Due Diligence Study • LEA were retained by TransLink to critically analyze the current preliminary design of the proposed tolling system for the Fraser River Crossing Bridge. The due diligence study reviewed and commented on recommendations and conclusions provided in the South Fraser Perimeter Road Tolling Study, assessed in the context of the Fraser River Crossing.
Region of York Corridor Traffic Management System • LEA were retained by the Region of York to provide the planning, design and pilot deployment of a Corridor Traffic Management System (CTMS) for a selected arterial/freeway corridor.
Peterborough Integrated Traffic Signal Control and Bus Traffic Signal Priority System • LEA were retained by the City of Peterborough to provide planning, procurement and installation of an Integrated Traffic Signal Control (TSC) System featuring a Bus Traffic Signal Priority Sub-system.
SmartRide LRT • Highway congestion and insufficient or inconvenient transit options make travelling increasingly more time consuming, frustrating and dangerous. LEA Conulting Ltd. is part of the SmartRide LRT consortium, a private sector group of leading Candian and international companies developing a solution to the gridlock problem in the GTA.
Region of York Transit Priority System Integration and Deployment Initiative • LEA were retained by the Region of York to provide the design and deployment of a transit signal priority system for transit operations in the Region (York Region Transit, GO Transit, and Toronto Transit Commission) as part of Transport Canada’s ITS Deployment and Integration Plan.
Regional Road 5 Traffic Operations Assessment - Halton Region • LEA were retained by Halton Region to assess traffic operations along Regional Road 5, also known as Dundas Street, between the western limit of Burlington and the Highway 403 interchange in Mississauga. The objectives of the project were to implement measures for immediate improvements in traffic operations, and to introduce a framework for continuous monitoring and evaluation of traffic operations, leading to the development of a pro-active traffic management program.
Traffic Control Signal Drawings Update • LEA were retained by the City of Toronto for the task of creating and/or updating intersection drawings within the city. This ongoing work includes the updating of intersection drawings to an “as-built” condition.
McCowan and Bullock Commercial Development • LEA were retained by Loblaw Properties Ltd. to assess the traffic impacts of the retail development proposed at the northeast corner of McCowan Road and Bullock Drive in the Town of Markham. The proposed food store development is estimated to generate up to 1800 trips during the Saturday peak hour. The study includes the impact of the proposed development on the adjacent raod network in two scenarios: McCowan Road as a four-lane, and a six-lane arterial.
QEW/Hwy 427/Gardiner Interchange Preliminary/Detailed FTMS Design • This project included preliminary and detailed design to improve the Gardiner Expressway/QEW/Highway 427 Brown’s Line Interchange in accordance with the Sherway Centre Secondary Plan in the City of Toronto. The project included the detailed design of the interchange, FTMS, and traffic signals. The FTMS work included the preliminary and detailed design for FTMS civil provisions and design for relocation of existing electrical and communications wiring.