City Celebrates the Opening of the New Traffic Management Center

Published on October 05, 2026

By Amberley Shelby, Public Works Communications

The Public Works Department held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new Traffic Management Center located at the Municipal Office Tower.

The opening of Traffic Management Center (TMC) signifies the City’s effort on managing traffic flow and conditions in the City and the continued investment in Arlington’s future.

Public Work Director Keith Brooks, spoke at Wednesday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony, along with Arlington Mayor Jim Ross, Chris Funches, Public Works City Traffic Engineer and Michael Morris with North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG).

The TMC has new LED screens to monitor the traffic flow condition and identify hotspots with traffic congestion throughout the City. The TMC has 10 traffic management workstations, a conference room, and a workspace for programming and troubleshooting equipment. Also, the TMC manages 380 signalized intersections and monitors 200 traffic cameras across the city.

“We want to implement smarter technology to be able to detect and predict so we can improve the traffic flow in our City,” Public Works Director Keith Brooks.

The TMC has increased capacity to accommodate addition staff. The previous capacity was for 5 people and the new capacity can hold up 40 people for more coordination of major traffic incidents across the city.

“We have implemented technology in the field to be proactive, for example when a traffic signal goes into flash, the TMC receive alerts and emails so we can send staff from Field Operation to make repairs. So, we are looking to be proactive with technology,” Funches said.

The TMC staff monitors traffic and proactively manages traffic signals at intersections remotely. The key objective is to make sure residents and visitors get to their destination safely and efficiently.

The residents of Arlington will feel and see the long-term benefit on the TMC along with people who commute through the city. With the reduction of wait-time at the traffic light, reduced traffic congestion, these traffic implementations will improve air quality and safety.

The funding from the TMC was provided through Capital Bond Funds.

The next step for Traffic Engineering is implementing new technology across the city on roadways to integrate into the TMC.

“Very impressed with the team effort that was given by working together with everybody. That’s the way you get things done is to work hand-in-hand to make good stuff happen for good communities that type of good behavior is awarded by having a facility to take care of our traffic issues in the City,” Ross said.