Missouri City is set to upgrade to fiber optic equipment next year with the goal of enhancing the city’s communication network.

At an Aug. 18 meeting, Missouri City City Council approved a $1.1 million agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation to install the city’s new Intelligent Transportation System, or ITS network. The new underground fiber optic system aims to serve as a backup to the city’s current “radio frequency.”

The details

The system aims to help improve traffic flow management, remote monitoring and enhance resiliency of the traffic communications network, especially during extreme weather conditions, Assistant City Manager Shashi Kumar said in an email.

The new network will extend along the city’s major traveled corridors, including:

Texas Parkway

Cartwrig

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