Noida: Come next week , the Noida Authority will launch a traffic system based on real-time data sourced from Google Maps to create green channels for smooth commute.On March 20, the ‘adaptive traffic signal system’ (ATSS) will become operational at three of the busiest traffic intersections of the city — Rajnigandha crossing, BSNL telephone exchange crossing and Sector 12’s Chowda Chowk.After the success of the ATSS pilot project, which was experimented at the three intersections between March 7 and 9, the Authority now plans to set it up at these junctions permanently. The system works on cloud-sourced data through Google Maps, which shows real-time queue lengths of vehicles at designated intersections.The pilot project showed a 50% reduction in congestion during evening peak traffic hours and a 20% reduction during morning peak hours, officials in the Authority said.“The ATSS trials started on March 7. It used advanced traffic light controllers, which allocate cycle timings as per the density of the traffic using crowd-sourced data. The project is being carried out in conjunction with University of New South Wales, Australia, and IT firm Junckit Systems Pty Ltd,” said Rajeev Tyagi, general manager at the Authority. Other major intersections like T-Series crossing, Sectors 3-4 crossing, Sector 71-72 intersection and Noida City Centre metro station traffic signal are expected to be incorporated in the system by 2019-end.

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