GMDA to install smart traffic signals
The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) is set to install smart traffic signal lights that would include pedestrian signal lights in Sectors 58 to 115 of the city.
The work was approved for allotment in the tenders’ allotment committee, the meeting of which was presided over by the Chief Executive Officer, A Sreenivas, on Wednesday.
This work is being carried out under Phase 2 of the Smart Traffic Signal Project and would be executed for Rs 7.46 crore. The work is due to be completed in 6 months from the date of award of the work, which is likely to begin by next month.
About 32 junctions in these sectors would be equipped with smart traffic signals to improve traffic management as well as pedestrian movement in these areas.
Key locations where the new smart signals would be installed include Sectors 102A/103 dividing road on Kherki Majra side, the Sector 110/110A/112/113 chowk, Bajghera Underpass, Sector 45/52 T-Point, Vikas Marg, the Sectors 101/102/102A/104 Chowk on Dwarka Expressway side, Sector 93/94/89 T-point, Rampura to Pataudi road, the Sector 86/85/90/89 Dadi Sati chowk, the Sector 81/82/85/86 Jai Singh Chowk, and the Sector 90/91/92/93 Chowk, among others.
“A survey was conducted by GMDA wherein 32 junctions in Sectors 58 to 115 were identified for the installation of the smart traffic signals to ease traffic congestion and to improve the commuting experience for the public at large,” said RD Singhal, Chief General Manager of the Mobility Division of the Civic Infrastructure Development Agency.
These smart traffic signals would be equipped with adaptive traffic control systems (ATCS) for improving traffic flow in the city and reducing traffic congestions to offer ease of commute to the citizens. The traffic light at all locations would be equipped with a vehicle detector camera, which would enable the smart signals to gauge the vehicular flow at the intersections. It would then accordingly adjust the timings of the signals and increase the duration of the green light on its own to ensure smooth flow of traffic.
It would also facilitate the creation of green corridors to accord priority to the movement of emergency vehicles. Additionally, it would also feature pedestrian signal lights to enable pedestrian safety and seamless movement at these busy junctions.
Under Phase 1 of this project, GMDA has already begun revamping the existing traffic signals at 111 junctions in Sectors 1 to 58 in the city. The smart signals at 65 junctions, which include key intersections such as Jharsa, Kalyani Chowk, Khushboo Chowk, Galleria Market, Gwal Pahari, Khushboo Chowk, Iffco Chowk, Sector 17 Ghora Chowk, Shankar Chowk and Qutub Plaza, among others, are already operational, and work at other locations is in progress.
