1. The Michiana Area Council of Governments
Traffic Count Program

2. Where Does MACOG Do Counts?
Within Our 4-County Region
Elkhart County
Kosciusko County
Marshall County
St. Joseph County
Additional Counties
Cass County
Fulton County
La Porte County
Pulaski County
Starke County

3. What Type of Counts Do We Do?
Axle Counts & Classification Counts
99% + of our counts are classification counts
3,800 + locations on a 3 year cycle
48 hours in duration
Within the Monday – Thursday timeframe
Turning Movement Counts
12 hours in duration

4. What Type of Counters Do We Use?
Classification Counters
Manufactured by TimeMark Inc.
We have counters.

5. What Type of Counters Do We Use?
Turning Movement Counters
Manufactured by Jamar Technologies Inc.
We have 7 counters.

6. How Do We Operate? 4, 2-Person Teams Hours of Operation
Monday – Thursday
7:30 AM – 12:30 PM
All traffic count personnel attend an annual certification course put on by INDOT.
Over half of our traffic count personnel have worked at MACOG for 5 + years.

7. What About Safety?
All traffic count vehicles are equipped with a light bar and “Caution” emblem.

8. What About Safety?
All traffic count personnel wear high visibility clothing.

9. What About Safety?
All traffic count vehicles are equipped with a portable “Road Work Ahead” sign.

10. Additional Activities
RRXING Inventory
Travel Time Studies
Intersection Data Collection