INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS) DEPLOYMENT PROJECT
Overview
The city of Oxford, Mississippi, is conducting rural area deployment and integration of an
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). The City has appointed the University of Mississippi
Center for Advanced Infrastructure Technology as Program Manager to conduct and coordinate
this important and timely project. The ITS project is the result of intensive brainstorming and
interaction among the city officials, public representatives, UM officials, and local civic
organizations. The plan has been discussed at length with the state ITS coordination team of the
Mississippi Department of Transportation and the supporting engineers of the Mississippi
Division of Federal Highway Administration in Jackson, Mississippi.
Oxford is a relatively small city that has experienced unprecedented growth in recent years.
Served by several state highways, the city is the home of the University of Mississippi (UM) and
is an important business, commercial and education center for many small towns within a 40 km
(25 miles) radius. A regional hospital, a federal court, and several other important agencies are
also located in the city and serve surrounding areas including Lafayette and Panola counties in
Northern Mississippi. Figure 6 shows the network of major roads and state highways in Oxford.