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road safety and designing roads kilometres of road data can be
resilient to environmental stress processed in minutes and reports
can be a challenge. for strategy building are available.
Road safety audits can also be based
Hardik Dave presented
technology solutions using AI and on these reports. Thus, technology
digital twin for road engineering can provide solutions for the
problems. The road infra sector construction and maintenance of
has to address three issues: provide roads as well as traffic monitoring
connectivity to all-weather roads, and surveillance. Scaling existing
have access to high quality ones roads with increase in traffic is also
and ensure safety. Technology possible with AI.
can help with data collection using Innovations in road safety was
satellites to digitize and classify the the focus of Swatantra Kumar’s
entire road network. Classification presentation. With gradual increase
can be done based on road in speed, there is gradual increase
Larger issues like quality and the field workforce in accidents too so good quality
traffic violations are can then be appointed for a more of sign boards and road furniture
detailed survey using drones,
is a must. Innovative technologies
being addressed survey vehicles, smartphones or like reflective sheeting for high
with the help of dashcams. Once data is available, observation angles, long distance
technology. Vehicles AI-powered construction planning visibility and increased legibility
distance were good for high-speed
and monitoring tools can give an
running without end-to-end digital simulation of the corridors. Digital printing of traffic
renewal of their PUC network for further action. colour (red, blue, green, yellow,
certificates are being The detailed survey can gather orange and brown) areas on white
sheeting is another innovation.
captured in cameras intelligence around road conditions Vandalised road signs are
including potholes, patches, cracks
at fuel stations. The and other defects and by creating protected with graffiti-resistant
data transmitted to a road profile by surveying the overlay film for easier clean-up
the central Vahan same road over a period of time, and UV protected to resist
database, generate AI can predict future maintenance excessive fading or discolouring.
requirements. Thousands of
To overcome adverse weather
automatic challans for
penalties.
– Dr S Velmurugan
Unfortunately, road safety
Designing roads that naturally awareness remains low,
encourage safer driving habits leading to risky behaviour
(traffic calming measures like
rumbling strips) can be effective. like over speeding, drunk
Engineering better street lighting driving, opposite travel,
and reflective road markings, not wearing helmets and
delineators and road studs can
enhance road safety. Roads with neglecting seat belts.
adequate access for emergency Engineering solutions need
vehicles like median openings to be supported by effective
and parking facilities can improve policies and regulations.
response times during accidents.
Extreme weather conditions such – GVM Kiran Babu
as heavy rain, fog and heat affect
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