Traffic Management Center

We monitor city traffic, maintain traffic signals and lights and monitor cameras.

What we do

At the Traffic Management Center (TMC) we:

  • Monitor traffic
  • Conduct traffic studies
  • Adjust signal timing
  • Respond to maintenance issues

 

Other work that we do

At the TMC we also:

  • Monitor MnDOT freeway cameras and Minneapolis Police cameras.  
  • Review traffic maintenance requests using the cameras and send crews to make repairs. 
  • Can see and control traffic lights in Minneapolis without going to each location. 

We use our own traffic camera system to do our work.

Traffic management facts

In Minneapolis there are more than:

  • 820 traffic signals
  • 40 crossings with pedestrian flashers
  • 100 pan tilt zoom (PTZ) cameras for monitoring traffic

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Contact us

Public Works

Phone

311 or 612-673-3000

Address

City Hall
350 Fifth St. S., Room 203
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Office hours

Monday - Friday

8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.