Owing to high vehicle density, Chandigarh roads are already bursting at the seams, adding to the traffic woes. The city comes to a screeching halt especially during the peak morning and evening hours. Long serpentine queues can be seen in Chandigarh, especially at the designated light points due to long spells of traffic signals.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\nKeeping the burgeoning traffic mess on roads, the city\u2019s Integrated City Command Control Centre (ICCC)<\/strong> has come up with an innovative time-skip idea to streamline vehicular traffic in a better manner. The administration has been going the whole hog to introduce the much talked about time-skip in the city to monitor the traffic movement, thus avoiding chances of a possible botch-up. The administration is pulling out all the stops to ensure early implementation of the new system.<\/p>\n How will the Time Skip System Work<\/strong>?<\/p>\n The ICCC has installed sensors at certain light points which transmit information regarding the flow of vehicles coming from all directions to the Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS), signalling passage of the vehicles. Notably, where there is lesser rush of vehicles from any direction, green light will be up to 30 second duration at the most.<\/p>\n However, where there are long queues of vehicles at light points with long spells of wait at red signal, the sensor will sound a signal to the ATCS to remove the red signal to allow passage for other vehicles caught up in the gridlock. The new system would help reduce the halting timings at the light points to a bare minimum.<\/p>\n Where will \u2018Time Skip\u2019 not Work? <\/strong><\/p>\n The system will, however, not work where traffic pressure is consistent undergoing no change in traffic patterns. like the Tribune Chowk, the Hallomajra Light Point and Hallomajra Chowk, among others, to name a few.<\/p>\n Trials for \u2018Time Skip\u2019 Conducted <\/strong><\/p>\n A trial reality check was earlier conducted on the Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS) to ensure proper implementation of the ambitious project. Under the system, the level of congestion of vehicles was put to a reality check at the 3BRD light point. These were carried at as many as 40 different intersections across the city given the movement of all modes of transport.<\/p>\n During a month-long research, a timer was set up at the intersection light points to monitor the flow of vehicular traffic, to ensure that the road users had to halt at the light points for a lesser duration than usual. So, the new time skip system will prove to be a boon in disguise to check the menace.<\/p>\n \u2018Time Skip\u2019 will Ease Traffic Congestion<\/strong><\/p>\n Reliable sources in the department told CityWoofer<\/em><\/strong> that concerted efforts were being made for over months now to clear the hurdles to ensure proper implementation of the new system. The exercise will offer a solution to reduce traffic congestion at the busy intersections by enhancing the duration of green light signal. The new system \u00a0would not only help check the frequent traffic snarls up but would also reduce consumption of fuel with a quantum cut in halt timings.<\/p>\n \u201cThe initiative of the administration is laudable for more reasons than one. It will not only address the residents\u2019 traffic woes, but will also save the road users from getting trapped in traffic gridlocks,\u201d says retired PU Professor Harish Kapur, a traffic marshal with UT Traffic Police for over eight years.<\/p>\n![\"Time](\"https:\/\/www.citywoofer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/timeskip4-585x400.jpg\")
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