CIVITAS PLUS INTELIGENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL IN THE CITY OF SKOPJE

CIVITAS PLUS

INTELIGENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL IN THE CITY OF SKOPJE

Lovren Markic, Site Leader

Athens

24 April 2012 CITY OF SKOPJE

Athens, 24 April 2012

RENAISANCE PROJECT

• M8.3. Intelligent traffic management and control at 28 intersections in the city centre

• Forming of traffic management and control centre

• Adaptive traffic control in real – time

• Supply equipment (hardware and software) for adaptive traffic control

Renaissance activities

• Design project for intelligent traffic management and control in the city of Skopje

• Supplied central and peripheral software for adaptive traffic control “UTOPIA” of Mizar, Italy.

• Supplied and installed 30 new traffic light controllers at intersections in the city centre

• Supplied detector cable for inductive loops for vehicle detection and classification

• Supplied of 30 devices (road side units) for traffic light controllers

• Design project for fiber optic connecting of traffic lights controllers at intersections in the city centre

• Installed polyethylene pipes for fiber optic cable for connecting of the intersections in the city centre

• Supplied detector cards for traffic lights controllers installed in the city centre


Expansion

• The City of Skopje made decision to upgrade the Renaissance project

• EBRD project: Automated traffic management (ATM) has been start

• Start of installation: June 2012

• Deadline for installation: March 2012


Scope of ATM project

• Equipment of traffic management and control centre

• Adaptive control at app.128 intersections

• Car park guidance

• Drivers information by VMS (variable message signs)

• Traffic monitoring at 50 intersections (CCTV system)

• Equipment of additional 70 intersections with new traffic controllers and RSU devices

• Installing of fiber optic cable and switches for connecting of traffic light controllers


Traffic management and control centre (TMCC) Room


RENAISSANCE 07.06.2010 Mirjana Apostolova



Main functions of TMCC

• Collecting traffic data in real time

• Managing the traffic lights system

• Monitoring of traffic

• Giving priority to public transport vehicles as well as ambulance, fire and police

• Giving instructions to free parking spaces

• Sending information through the traffic signs with variable content


Expected results

• 15% decrease in travel times for private traffic

• 50% reduction in queuing time

• 10% decrease in emissions and fuel consumption

• 20% increase of commercial speed for public transport

• Increase of level of services at the intersections


THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!!

LOVREN MARKICHead of International and EU Dpt.

City of [email protected]

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CIVITAS PLUS INTELIGENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL IN THE CITY OF SKOPJE