JRA to introduce Advanced Traffic Management System to deal with traffic issues in the city
JOHANNESBURG – Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) announced plans to introduce an Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) to deal with traffic issues more effectively across the city.
The announcement took place at a media briefing at which Darryl Thomas, head of mobility and freight at JRA, also addressed concerns about traffic signal faults across the city.
Thomas said the ATMS would assist in reducing traffic congestion by improving the efficiency of existing road infrastructures. The new system would integrate traffic monitoring technologies and transmit real-time traffic data to and from the roadside.The system, yet to be implemented, will furthermore aim to consolidate traffic management, an improvement from the current remote monitoring system.
Thomas said the most commonly reported signal faults were due to vandalism, cable theft or power failures.
“We are aware of these faults and are addressing them by requesting an increase to our budget to hire more traffic signal maintenance staff,” he said.
Thomas also addressed the issue of faulty traffic signal hotspots and explained why Sandton, Rosebank and the Johannesburg CBD were often the most affected.
“The main reason for this is due to the amount of construction taking place in the areas which has an impact on traffic light cables laid underneath the surface,” he said.
Thomas added that plans were in place to manage traffic congestion in general which included working with Metro police and the use of more traffic pointsmen.
Details: 0860 562 874; hotline@jra.org.za; download the JRA Find&Fix app for fault reporting.
