How to stop snarls? Noida says ‘Ok Google’

Noida | Thursday | 17th January, 2019

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NOIDA: The Noida Authority plans to use Google Maps to create green channels across the city and enable seamless travel for commuters.Next month, Noida will launch an adaptive traffic signal system. Basically, the adaptive traffic signal system optimises maximum congestion areas and offers reduced waiting queues,” he said.Residents, particularly office-goers who commute from Noida to Delhi daily, are happy with the Authority’s project. And, by the middle of this year, all busy crossings across Noida will be covered under the project, officials said. And on Wednesday, it inked MoUs with two IT firms for the first phase of the ambitious project.To start with, green corridors will be introduced at three intersections — Rajnigandha, T-series and telephone exchange — from mid-February. “With intersections such as Sector 71, Rajnigandha, City Centre metro station and more turning out to be some of the most congested areas of the city during peak traffic hours, hopefully the system will reduce vehicular queues and provide easy mobility,” said Rajesh Singh, a resident..