Traffic management in Timișoara

The project came as a direct consequence of the major needs of traffic conditions in the city, its implementation leading to the reduction of transport time and increase of traffic safety; the introduction of a traffic monitoring and management system; the automation of track switches on all jammed areas; the installation of a road traffic management system on the main roads; the installation of video cameras for traffic surveillance in the main junctions and congested areas.
The system addresses the main traffic issues in the city, aiming at improving road traffic and citizens’ safety by implementing an adaptive management system of urban traffic and video surveillance in areas prone to accidents and crime.
The project’s main objectives were:
-the modernization and extention of the traffic lights system for 134 junctions
-equipping junctions, areas prone to crime or dangerous roads with 230 video surveillance equipment, thus increasing traffic safety
-the reduction of travel time, fuel consumption and emissions
-the creation of a Control Centre for traffic management and video surveillance
The traffic management system includes a Traffic Control Centre, an integration platform, a detection subsystem, a traffic lights subsystem, a centralized traffic management and control subsystem, a public transport management subsystem, a video surveillance and communication subsystem, a violation of road legislation detection subsytem, and an information and mobility subsystem.