Traffic Control
Traffic Control covers traffic data collection, performance evaluation, design of traffic control devices and signal systems, and operational controls.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.80 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.87 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Explain the principles of intersection traffic operations, traffic data collection methods, traffic control devices, and analysis techniques.
Utilize quantitative and computerized techniques for designing and optimizing signalization at intersections.
Use software packages to solve traffic engineering problems.
Explain the fundamental differences between different software packages used to solve traffic engineering problems.
Present solutions to a traffic engineering problem, in both written and oral formats.
Synthesize the literature that is foundational to traffic engineering theory and apply this theory through the design and simulation of transportation systems.
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapCIV ENGR 370, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students
- CIVENGR 370
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
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- Any of
- CIVENGR 370
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.80 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.87 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
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Topics
- Traffic data collection and performance evaluation
- Design and application of traffic control devices
- Design of traffic signal systems
- Operational controls and traffic management strategies
Skills
- Collecting traffic data and evaluating traffic system performance using measures of effectiveness.
- Designing and applying traffic control devices and traffic signal systems.
- Developing operational controls and traffic management strategies.
- Using software packages to solve traffic engineering problems.
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