The city is going to have an Adaptive Traffic Management System (ATMS) with which the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation aims at streamlining the traffic signalling system.
The ATMS project is close to the Intelligent Traffic Signalling System (ITSS) that remained a distant dream for the city since 2012 despite several attempts over the years by the VMC and the city police to make it possible.
In a fresh attempt, the VMC recently called tenders (Request for Proposals) from interested parties. Two city-based firms Efftronics and Hikvision evinced interest and attended the pre-bid meeting. The project is worth ₹15 crore as per the initial estimations, according to VMC Chief Engineer P. Adiseshu.
The ATMS will be a holistic network of 63 solar-based traffic signals with vehicle actuation detectors at 63 important junctions on the arterial and busy roads, 20 solar-based pelican signals, 63 public addressing systems with wireless connectivity, variable message sign board, cameras at designated junctions and a huge video wall and work stations at the control centres of the civic body and the city police.
Once the system gets in place, the control centres will be able to remotely control the signalling system as per real time requirement, have surveillance and ability to monitor and coordinate besides ready access to the public addressing system, Mr. Adiseshu said.
According to officials, the project is aimed at improving travel time by reducing stoppage time and optimise the time cycles to ensure free flow.
The CCC can also make alternative routes based on real time feedback at the time of special events and VIP movements.
At the first of its kind pelican crossings equipped with pelican signals, pedestrians can stop the traffic on demand by using the switches provided on the roadside and cross the road.
The last date for receiving tenders has been postponed to November 12 from previous date of November 3 considering the requests of the parties interested in the bid, an official told The Hindu .
The firm will be given 10 months time to commission the ATMS in total and will have to maintain the system for the next five years. However, the project is being only planned for certain main roads though the entire city is witnessing increase in traffic by day.
