EFT Report, Agra: The Agra traffic police department is in the process of setting up a
modern control room (MCR) to roll out the proposed
integrated traffic management system (ITMS)
and smart city surveillance system (SCSS) for monitoring
traffic better and catch offenders of traffic rules.
The systems will have 20 smart
sensors-enabled traffic signal
Talking about the automatic traffic light system, Abhishek Singh, superintendent of police (traffic), said, "These traffic lights will have sensors that can estimate the number of vehicles waiting at the signal and automatically calculate the time (in seconds) for which the light should be green to allow all these vehicles pass. A modern control room to operate this system and to keep round-the-clock watch on traffic across the city is currently in the process of being designed."
According to Singh, the ITMS will provide an integrated platform to centralize management of all traffic systems such as traffic signal control and traffic monitoring. It will also provide real time traffic information to motorists through electronic message signs that will enable incident management, tunnel and highway monitoring, he added.
"To design and implement the project, the state government had floated a tender and hired a consultant firm, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC). The entire project will cost an estimated Rs 200-250 crore and would be functional around July 2016," the SP said.
According to another senior police official, "In the next few months, we are going to have a high-tech MCR in Agra, which will monitor traffic round the clock and respond to any traffic flow crisis through a dedicated response team. Agra is among the most visited tourist destinations in the world, and our aim is to make roads free of congestion."
In some developed countries, smart road projects involve measures to control, monitor and ensure smooth traffic flow. In the US and Canada, sensors have been installed on roads every few hundred metres to track traffic flow. An electronic monitor then sets the most suitable speed limit and adjusts the signage to inform motorists. In some other places, to reduce congestions, ramp metering devices stop traffic on slip roads and release the vehicles one at a time to the main road.
Talking about the automatic traffic light system, Abhishek Singh, superintendent of police (traffic), said, "These traffic lights will have sensors that can estimate the number of vehicles waiting at the signal and automatically calculate the time (in seconds) for which the light should be green to allow all these vehicles pass. A modern control room to operate this system and to keep round-the-clock watch on traffic across the city is currently in the process of being designed."
According to Singh, the ITMS will provide an integrated platform to centralize management of all traffic systems such as traffic signal control and traffic monitoring. It will also provide real time traffic information to motorists through electronic message signs that will enable incident management, tunnel and highway monitoring, he added.
"To design and implement the project, the state government had floated a tender and hired a consultant firm, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC). The entire project will cost an estimated Rs 200-250 crore and would be functional around July 2016," the SP said.
According to another senior police official, "In the next few months, we are going to have a high-tech MCR in Agra, which will monitor traffic round the clock and respond to any traffic flow crisis through a dedicated response team. Agra is among the most visited tourist destinations in the world, and our aim is to make roads free of congestion."
In some developed countries, smart road projects involve measures to control, monitor and ensure smooth traffic flow. In the US and Canada, sensors have been installed on roads every few hundred metres to track traffic flow. An electronic monitor then sets the most suitable speed limit and adjusts the signage to inform motorists. In some other places, to reduce congestions, ramp metering devices stop traffic on slip roads and release the vehicles one at a time to the main road.
