Traffic management: Foreign firms to prepare DPR

According to a Chennai Corporation official, a consortium of consultant firms, which are based in Japan and Canada, have been appointed for the project.

“A kick-off meeting was conducted last week to discuss the components of the detailed project report,” the official said.

The intelligence traffic management system would be implemented with funds from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the system would overhaul around 160 major roads in the city. The civic body plans to install traffic signalling systems across 435 junctions across the city, apart from installing traffic cameras. Installation of vehicle detectors, controllers, traffic light aspects, poles, cantilevers, junction box and other required accessories at specified traffic junctions are also a part of the project. Intelligence traffic management system would be integrated with the command and control centre of the civic body.