Bismarck, ND (Kfyr) – Stronging every green light on the way to work or going home is a feeling of beat. And although fiber optic cables and AI software cannot make sure you will unfold in the city, they could always make your time on the road a little more peaceful.
Bismarck has 109 intersections distributed throughout the city, and some are very busy during peak hours.
However, updates to the city’s traffic control system now allow engineers to access real -time data and make traffic flow adjustments.
This could include the duration of light on red complaints or other complaints related to traffic.
“While we have comments on the operation of the intersections, we will modify them. You know, make them work better. And very soon, we no longer receive comments because they work optimal, “said the superintendent of the traffic signal division and the street division Paul.
This was taking almost two hours to solve a traffic control problem, it now takes about 35 minutes.
The cameras, placed at 61 from the 109 intersections, also play a vital role in monitoring the congestion of traffic.
“We can also use it for synchronization adjustments. If we see that traffic is still competing there, we can adjust this timing and look at it and make sure that it works well, “said traffic engineer Chris Holzer.
These systems also allow the first stakeholders to save a few seconds in their response time by exceeding traffic lights.
“When we are in an emergency every second account. So, if we can catch up for a few seconds here or there, it allows us to go to patients and provide care, anything as quickly as possible, “the chief of the Bismarck fire battalion, Luke Teagle .
But it is not a perfect system.
A brightness of sun or a frozen camera can deceive the system. In addition, the software can sometimes take a while to send the correct information to the correct intersection.
City officials think that updates are beneficial and will improve as the technology advances and the folds take place.
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