West Pensacola Fire Station #17 Emergency Signal

This project included design and construction (Design Build) of a new mast arm emergency West Pensacola Fire Station #17 preemption signal. A double mast arm with back to back signal heads was utilized for the W Street approaches as an innovative approach to reduce the construction costs and avoid utility conflicts and utility relocations. Since the location was within a roadway curve lined with trees, the double arm provided greater sight distance for mainline approaching vehicles. The design/construction also included preemption coordination with adjacent signals and an emergency flashing cantilever sign structure. Preemption timings were developed and a manual push button was provided in the fire station to activate the preemption sequence. The design and construction was completed in two months. The project also included utility coordination, geotechnical investigation, topographical survey, structural design of mast arms and subsurface utility investigation with ground penetrating radar.

CES was the lead design Consultant on this project and Ingram Signalization, Inc. was the Construction Contractor.