Dynamic Message Signs

Pretty soon, drivers in one of the most popular places in Kansas City, Kansas, will have a little extra help in getting where they’re going—and knowing when to expect delays.

GBA traffic engineers and our subsidiary, gbaSI, are working with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, to create permanent dynamic message signs (DMS) throughout the Village West area.

“The signs are currently planned to be multi-color and will be used to help manage traffic during major events in the Village West area,” said Mandy Anderson, project manager for GBA.

DMS are permanent electronic signs displaying information to drivers. Kansas City metro area drivers are probably most familiar with similar signs seen along the region’s major highway corridors, but these signs will be on major arterials where drivers are going at a lower speed. The City of Overland Park has a number of these signs in place on arterials in a similar fashion to this project.

Village West houses a number of the county’s highest traffic attractions, including The Legends shopping center, Sporting Park and the Kansas Speedway.

GBA and gbaSI have long run helped manage traffic flow at Kansas Speedway events. These new signs will both inform event traffic where to park and tell non-event traffic how to avoid the congestion.