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IMSA Traffic Signal Senior Field Technician III

The IMSA Traffic Signal Sr. Field Technician III Certification is designed to test an individual’s knowledge and skills of traffic signal technologies used in the industry.

It is recommended that anyone taking this exam is knowledgeable of the following resources:

• signal head types (incandescent, L.E.D., programmable, etc.) specifications and installation methods
• IMSA Wire and Cable Specifications
• ITE – Traffic Engineering Manual current edition
• ITE – Traffic Control Devices Handbook current edition
• traffic signal preemption devices
• understanding of basic electronics and electrical and the National Electrical Code and/or Canadian Electrical Code, M.U.T.C.D. (current standard), NEMA Standards (TS1 and TS2), 170/2070 Standards
• various manufacturers operation and setup manuals, including various traffic detection methods (acoustic, microwave, radar, loops, etc.) setup and configuration manuals, video detection manufacturers setup manuals, lightening protection devices, FHWA, and ITE vehicle detection manuals, data communications methods (copper, fiberoptic, wireless, etc.)

Target Audience:

Those who are knowledgeable of traffic signal technologies and operations.

Prerequisite:

• IMSA Work Zone Temporary Traffic Control Technician or IMSA approved Work Zone equivalent
• IMSA Traffic Signal Technician I
• IMSA Traffic Signal Field Technician II
• 5 years of traffic signal operations experience