Olomouc is starting construction efforts that will lead to smart traffic management at key intersections, the municipality announced on Friday. Works begin today with changes in traffic. The temporary inconveniences are offset by the potential benefits for the Czech city, however, as they will lead to less time spent stuck in traffic and less harmful substances emitted in the atmosphere.
Saving time and emissions with smart management
Today Olomouc is starting to build the system of smart traffic management at four key intersections with the objective to make transport smoother. Accordingly, some restrictions will be imposed at the construction phase for vehicles, pedestrians and public transport of the Moravian city.
Work will begin in the last week of August at the Pražská and Míru intersection, and in October it will continue throughout October at the next intersection in the direction of the University Hospital.
The announced comprehensive renovation of intersections will lead to the installation of modern traffic light controllers, detection elements for recognizing current traffic intensities, installation of cameras and C2X units for communication between intersections and vehicles. All devices will be connected to the city’s traffic control centre and the signal from the cameras will be available via the chytra.olomouc.eu interactive service.
According to the municipal press release, the goal of the changes is to create an overall improvement of the traffic situation, to increase safety at intersections and to improve the quality of driving. In the end, there will be smoother traffic, shorter waiting at traffic lights and fewer particles emitted from the vehicles on hold.
In the week starting on Monday, August 24, work will take place in the middle lanes, when the left turn on both sides into the street Míru will be restricted. And at the end of the same week, work will begin in the middle of the intersection, when the individual turning lanes will be gradually reduced.
In the week of September 7, the existing signalling system will be switched off and dismantled, and traffic will be controlled at peak times with the assistance of the Czech Police until the launch of a new signalling system, which is scheduled for the extended weekend during St. Wenceslas (September 28th).
Source: TheMayor.EU
