Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP) Deployment in Seminole County, Florida Cost $1,384,473 to Equip Emergency Vehicles and Upgrade Traffic Signal Controllers

Florida DOT and Seminole County Collaborated to Upgrade their EVP Technology to Increase the Utility of the System in Congested Areas

Made Public Date
09/26/2025
Identifier
2025-SC00580

Florida DOT and Seminole County upgraded to dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) enabled EVP system to improve functionality in congested areas. The overall cost for this upgraded system was $1,384,473. Equipping 138 fire apparatus with cellular and confirmation lights cost $90,073 (approximately $650 each). Traffic signal controller upgrades cost $1,294,400.

System Cost

Cost to upgrade to a DSRC EVP system is $1,384,473.

Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Public Safety »
Emergency Vehicle Preemption (PS03)
Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) / Connected Vehicle
 

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