Integrated Transport Plan.pdf - Durban

9. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL
In the broadest sense urban traffic management and control comprises
traffic control systems, with the integrated application of intelligent transport
systems (ITS) technology and various aspects of information management
and enforcement systems.
The application of these systems and technologies is geared towards
maximising the efficient and safe use of existing infrastructure.
Section 9 of the ITP reviews the current status and development proposals
in traffic management and control highlighting those aspects that form part
of the Implementation Plan for the ITP.
9.1 Urban Traffic Control (UTC) System
The existing system is currently being upgraded as follows:-
� Some 700 controllers, now in excess of twenty years old and
beyond serviceable limits are being replaced.
� The in-station (centralised computer)
controlling some 400 signals in an area traffic
control (ATC) system is being upgraded
including dedicated cable connections to the
outstations (traffic signal controllers).
� Possible introduction to LED, high light
intensity, low maintenance signal heads (over 3
year period).
� Real time adaptive control using the SCOOT software programme,
in addition to controlling the Victoria Embankment, will be extended
to include:-
� Intersections at Umgeni Road and Inanda Road with
the N2 service road
� Argyle Road between Brickhill and Cowey Road
Prioritised public transport routes under real time signal control, using BUS
SCOOT software, is being considered as a pilot project; location as yet
undetermined.
eThekwini Integrated Transport Plan
Summary Report
9.1
Traffic Management and Control