Fort Worth Open to Piloting Transportation Innovations

The city of Fort Worth is interested in piloting innovative solutions with the potential to improve its transportation infrastructure.

According to a request for information (RFI) released by the city, Fort Worth is interested in “plug and play” hardware for system operations, railroad grade crossing monitoring technologies and pavement cooling solutions.

Technologies capable of integrating with the city’s existing infrastructure, particularly its power sources and data communication operations, are preferred. Solutions under consideration include traffic counts, travel speed monitoring, system monitoring devices, streetlight dimming, flooded roadway detection, weather, air quality monitoring, noise levels, street surface conditions, gunshot detection and vulnerable road-user detection.

To combat extremely high pavement temperatures and flooding, the city is seeking pavement solutions that reduce heat absorption and/or allow water to pass through without sacrificing structural integrity.

As a transcontinental transportation hub with 205 railroad crossings, Fort Worth is also interested in technologies that can reduce traffic disruptions and increase crossing safety, such as train detection systems, queue warning systems, camera systems, license plate readers, noise-level detectors and vulnerable road-user detection solutions.

More detailed information about RFI No. 25-0020, including all minimum requirements and requested services, can be found online. A virtual pre-proposal session is scheduled for 2 p.m. Jan. 7. Questions must be submitted via email to the point of contact, Kelly Porter, by 5 p.m. Jan. 7. Responses to this RFI are due by 12 p.m. Jan. 17.