The ₹530-crore Chennai Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) project, funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, is expected to be fully operational by August, with infrastructure being installed across major roads and junctions in the city.

The aim is to improve traffic management, road safety, and public transport services through advanced technology.

Additional Chief Secretary of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department Gagandeep Singh Bedi inspected the ongoing work near the Egmore signal on Poonamallee High Road on Thursday.

Officials were told to ensure that all major components were commissioned within the scheduled timeline, a press release said.

The project comprises two major categories: the Traffic Information and Management System for the Greater Chennai Traffic Police and the City Bus System for the Metropolitan Transport Corporation.

As part of the rollout, 165 adaptive traffic control signals, 50 red-light violation detection systems, 10 speed-limit violation detection systems, 58 traffic incident detection systems, and 115 automatic traffic count and classification units are being installed across the city, the release added.

Real-time updates

The project also includes an integrated command and control centre for the traffic police, 13 variable message signboards providing real-time traffic updates, and an MTC command centre.

About 3,500 buses are being fitted with Automatic Vehicle Location System (AVLS) devices, while 616 passenger information display boards and 32 depot management systems are being installed to modernise bus operations.

Permissions for establishing communication network infrastructure have been obtained from the Chennai Corporation and the State Highways Department, while power connections and junction improvement works are progressing well.

Once operational, the ITS project is expected to reduce travel and waiting times, improve traffic flow, strengthen automated traffic enforcement, and improve the reliability of public transport services across the city, the release added.