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                                                                                   from selection of locations for
                                                                                   signalization to placement of
                                                                                   equipment/detector to ensuring
                                                                                   availability and reliability of
                                                                                   system. With the performance-
                                                                                   oriented approach, the project
                                                                                   has been planned and executed
                                                                                   considering the end outcomes of
                                                                                   operational efficiency as key KPI
                                                                                   and hence, it started bringing
                                                                                   results as anticipated.
                                                                                     Congestion has been reduced/
                                                                                   consistent on key corridors
                                                  •  Pelican Signaling System with   with the increased in travel
                                                    Push button for safer crossing   speed of around 2.5-3kmph
                                                    with minimum delay for         which is around 15%. The
                                                    vehicles                       number of signals with manual
                                                                                   intervention has also been
                                                  •  Emergency Vehicle Priority    reduced significantly. Along with
                                                    from control center
                                                                                   the adaptive traffic signaling
                                                  •  Digital Asset Management      system, the ITMS implemented
                                                    with  each  asset  QR Codes    along with other infrastructure
                                                    helps in tracking the inventory.  improvements by the authorities
                                                                                   are contributing to the results.
                •  Actuated Traffic Signal Control   •  Mobile  App      based
                   reduces green starvation         Maintenance          Ticket      The results are possible with
                   by cutting the green when        Management System to           combined  efforts  from  parallel
                   threshold gap occurs and         handle process & SLA           strategic improvements by
                   Reduce  delays  for  users  at   management.                    stakeholders on the corridors and
                   isolated junctions.            •  Performance monitoring to     junctions such as infrastructure
                •  Corridor Traffic Signal          understand traffic operations   improvements,     bottleneck
                                                                                                        effective
                                                                                                and
                                                                                   removals
                   Synchronization: Reduce no.      efficiency.                    enforcement along with traffic
                   of stops & Reduce delays        There are many factors involved   engineering-based design and
                   for users Improves corridor    in effective implementation and   operational strategies applied
                   speeds.                        operation of the system starting   into the traffic management.
                                                                                   It  would  be  very  critical  to
                                                                                   apply and operate with traffic
                                                                                   engineering principles in day-
                                                                                   to-day operations for effective
                                                                                   results as system cannot be
                                                                                   operated in similar operational
                                                                                   strategy for entire city. Another
                                                                                   aspect of achieving results is
                                                                                   the continuous monitoring of
                                                                                   performance and responding
                                                                                   to that by adopting different
                                                                                   operational strategies to ensure
                                                                                   smoother and safer traffic flow
                                                                                   always improved or consistent.


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