Articles for Traffic Flow

New infra, widening among proposals to decongest Airport Road
4 months, 2 weeks ago

New infra, widening among proposals to decongest Airport Road

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: To address the growing traffic congestion on the Airport Road, Revenue Minister and Byatarayanapura MLA Krishna Byre Gowda on Wednesday held a meeting with officials of the National Highways Authority of India and the Bengaluru Traffic Police to chalk out a series of measures. Key proposals included road widening, service road development and construction of new infrastructure to improve …

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Traffic lights: A boon or bane for city mobility?
6 months, 1 week ago

Traffic lights: A boon or bane for city mobility?

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Proponents of signals argue that they not just help regulate traffic flow, but also reduce accidents, and promote democratic streets. Globally, in cities, the trend is moving towards a speed limit of 20 miles per hour, whereas in many Indian cities, vehicles often drive at speeds of 80km/h,” says Bhatt Akash Hingorani, principal architect and urban designer at …

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Noida authority ponders solutions for NH-9 traffic congestion
7 months ago

Noida authority ponders solutions for NH-9 traffic congestion

Hindustan Times  

The Noida authority has discussed possible solutions to ease traffic congestion generally witnessed while commuting on the National Highway 9 towards Sector 62 and 63. The proposals include widening left turns, relocating public conveniences, creating designated stands for three-wheelers, and finalising designs for a foot overbridge, they added. Meanwhile, another resident, Priya Gupta, said: “The situation worsens during peak hours …

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Hyd Traffic Woes: Vehicles Getting Added in Lakhs; Traffic Police Figure Stagnant in Thousands
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Hyd Traffic Woes: Vehicles Getting Added in Lakhs; Traffic Police Figure Stagnant in Thousands

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: First the startling facts about the city’s traffic overload. This surge is adding to the harrowing times, which is made worse by a terrible shortage of staff in the traffic department, as a result of which there is chaos during peak hours across all roads and streets. The situation is exacerbated by the limited number of traffic police personnel …

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Traffic jams decrease as signals upgraded across 20 junctions in west Delhi
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Traffic jams decrease as signals upgraded across 20 junctions in west Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Traffic Police on Saturday said it has synchronised 60 traffic lights across 20 junctions in west Delhi in a bid to mitigate vehicular congestion in the area. This initiative by the Delhi Traffic Police aims to streamline traffic flow, enhance safety, and optimise the commuting experience. Special commissioner of police HGS Dhaliwal said that police initially synchronised signals …

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Traffic police take steps to ensure free left at junctions
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Traffic police take steps to ensure free left at junctions

Hindustan Times  

Traffic police have started placing bollards and traffic cones to ensure compliance of the free-left rule at major intersections, after ground-level surveys found that motorists heading in other directions occupied the left lanes, blocking free access to those seeking to take a left turn, police said. Gurugram Traffic Police to ease congestion and enhance traffic efficiency initiated a measure to …

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Additional police personnel deployed to man traffic amid 30-day restrictions at Secunderabad underpass
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Additional police personnel deployed to man traffic amid 30-day restrictions at Secunderabad underpass

The Hindu  

A day after Hyderabad Commissioner of Police K. Sreenivasa Reddy announced traffic restrictions at the Aallugaddabavi underpass, at least four additional police officials from various traffic police stations in the East zone have been deployed at the site to ensure smooth flow of traffic. “Confusion prevailed in the past week as the road was blocked due to which restrictions had …

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Ganpati Visarjan Today: Mumbai traffic police release advisory; Check details here
1 year, 6 months ago

Ganpati Visarjan Today: Mumbai traffic police release advisory; Check details here

Live Mint  

To minimize potential disruptions, the Mumbai Traffic Police have issued specific traffic restrictions and plans to ensure a smooth traffic flow during Anant Chaturdashi, especially throughout the Ganesh festival, particularly during the Ganpati immersion processions. These routes are as follows: J.S.S Road, Vitthalbhai Patel Road, Baba Saheb Jaykar Road, Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road, Cawasji Patel Tank Road, Sant Sena …

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Police try out suggestions to improve traffic flow at three roundabouts in Coimbatore city
1 year, 6 months ago

Police try out suggestions to improve traffic flow at three roundabouts in Coimbatore city

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore city police are trying out suggestions to improve traffic flow at three roundabouts in the city. K. Viswanathan, Managing Director of Viswanathan Construction, said he had a meeting with the City Police Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner of Police and suggested measures to improve movement of vehicles at the roundabouts at R.S. The idea is to bring about …

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Alton Towers crash amputee Leah Washington caught up in air traffic control nightmare as hen party is left stranded in Portugal while others facing night sleeping on airport floors or scrambling for h
1 year, 7 months ago

Alton Towers crash amputee Leah Washington caught up in air traffic control nightmare as hen party is left stranded in Portugal while others facing night sleeping on airport floors or scrambling for h

Daily Mail  

Alton Towers crash amputee Leah Washington has been caught up in the air traffic control nightmare as her hen party was left stranded in Portugal, while others are facing a night sleeping on airport floors or scrambling for hotels. Alton Towers crash amputee Leah Washington has been caught up in the air traffic control nightmare as her hen party was …

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DMRC removes Noida’s Sector 52 FOB pillar to ease traffic flow
1 year, 8 months ago

DMRC removes Noida’s Sector 52 FOB pillar to ease traffic flow

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation announced on Wednesday that normal traffic had been restored on the road adjoining to the Noida Sector 52 Metro station after the successful removal of a pillar from a foot-over bridge that had been obstructing the flow of traffic, officials said. Recognizing the urgency of the situation, DMRC initiated the removal work in the first …

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San Francisco’s fire chief is fed up with robotaxis that mess with her firetrucks. And L.A. is next
1 year, 9 months ago

San Francisco’s fire chief is fed up with robotaxis that mess with her firetrucks. And L.A. is next

LA Times  

San Francisco Fire Chief Jeanine Nicholson says state regulators are moving too fast on robotaxi expansion, jeopardizing public safety. City leaders are worried — not only in San Francisco, but in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, too, where Waymo and another robotaxi company, Motional, say they’re ready to deploy their AI-operated robotaxi service as soon as state regulators flash the …

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Police operation ROPE to improve traffic flow in Hyderabad
2 years, 5 months ago

Police operation ROPE to improve traffic flow in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The city police have come up with an action plan to improve the flow of traffic in the city which would improve the quality of life of commuters. City police chief C.V. Anand briefed the media on the road map to achieve improved traffic flow, and the measures to be for enforcement, education and Operation ROPE. Adaptive Traffic Control …

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Twin tunnels under the Sepulveda Pass could tame L.A. traffic. But the plan comes with unknowns — and a $6 billion price tag
4 years, 5 months ago

Twin tunnels under the Sepulveda Pass could tame L.A. traffic. But the plan comes with unknowns — and a $6 billion price tag

LA Times  

If approved, Measure M, the half-cent sales tax increase, would fund twin rail tunnels, the first new route through the Sepulveda Pass in more than five decades Southern California’s rugged mountains, hills and valleys are among the region’s most cherished features. Metro’s half-cent sales tax increase would fund more than two dozen highway and transit projects across the county over …

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Mumbai’s traffic flow worst in the world, Delhi at fourth spot, finds report; congestion down in two cities from 2018
5 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai’s traffic flow worst in the world, Delhi at fourth spot, finds report; congestion down in two cities from 2018

Firstpost  

Traffic flow in Mumbai is the worst in the world while Delhi is close behind at fourth position, according to a new report detailing the traffic situation in 56 countries New Delhi: Traffic flow in Mumbai is the worst in the world while Delhi is close behind at fourth position, according to a new report detailing the traffic situation in …

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Supreme Court orders closure of banquet hall under Raja Garden flyover for obstructing traffic flow
6 years ago

Supreme Court orders closure of banquet hall under Raja Garden flyover for obstructing traffic flow

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered closure of a banquet hall, which is situated below Raja Garden flyover in west Delhi, with effect from March 30 saying it is a "traffic hazard". A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta observed that the apex court-mandated monitoring committee on sealing of unauthorised constructions in the national capital has also said …

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To improve performance, Indian Railways must streamline the flow of traffic
6 years, 6 months ago

To improve performance, Indian Railways must streamline the flow of traffic

Hindustan Times  

I must commend the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for auditing the Indian railways’ station line capacity. Examining the principle of streamlining flow of traffic, detentions of trains are often caused due to cross movements on tracks and having to negotiate slow turnouts from one track to the other The CAG report studies 15 major stations, focuses attention on …

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How traffic flow affects travel time in Delhi and Mumbai
6 years, 9 months ago

How traffic flow affects travel time in Delhi and Mumbai

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Peak hour traffic in major Indian cities almost doubles the travel time along some popular routes, reveals data from Uber Movement, which provides anonymised, collated data of rides on its platform. In case of Mumbai’s Western Express Highway, travelling from the suburb of Borivali to Parel, an important commercial hub, takes almost double the time during peak hours compared …

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Noida traffic police forms team to handle Twitter complaints
8 years ago

Noida traffic police forms team to handle Twitter complaints

Hindustan Times  

The Noida traffic police has formed a five-member team to look into complaints addressed to its Twitter handle and ensure smooth traffic flow by resolving complaints on a priority basis. The five-member team has been formed due to the shortage of traffic police personnel in Noida and Greater Noida. The traffic police said that they get to know about traffic …

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Police vouch for manual over-ride function of signals
11 years, 6 months ago

Police vouch for manual over-ride function of signals

The Hindu  

Come rain or shine, it is the manual over-ride button in signal junctions that comes in handy for traffic police to regulate the traffic flow. Despite the ongoing project of installing ‘intelligent’ signalling system - Hyderabad Traffic Integrated Management System to keep a track of traffic volume, traffic cops swear by the efficiency of manual control. The combination of manual …

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‘Priority is to ensure free traffic flow’
11 years, 9 months ago

‘Priority is to ensure free traffic flow’

The Hindu  

“I want to ensure greater visibility of traffic police on the road so that traffic hassles are resolved on the spot immediately,” says Hyderabad Additional CP Amit Garg. Almost completing a month in the post, Mr. Garg delineates his priorities -- cracking down on illegal parking, junction management and ensuring free traffic flow. Traffic is a specialised subject and to …

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Lakdikapul bridge all set for use
12 years, 1 month ago

Lakdikapul bridge all set for use

The Hindu  

With the newly constructed bridge at Lakdikapul ready for inauguration on Friday, the traffic police have come up with a blueprint for traffic management at the junction. For this the traffic police have earmarked the new bridge exclusively for motorists going towards Masab Tank. Traffic flow The guiding principle for regulating traffic flow at Lakdikapul junction should be to channel …

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Slow development work adds to traffic woes
12 years, 1 month ago

Slow development work adds to traffic woes

Hindustan Times  

Traffic flow in several parts of the city has been adversely affected due to various development works going on in city at a snail's pace. Construction of the under-path near Lodhi club has also added to the problems of the residents of Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, Rajguru Nagar, Barewal road, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and their surrounding areas. The police …

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The Jam Busters: Can maths keep us moving?
14 years, 6 months ago

The Jam Busters: Can maths keep us moving?

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Although roads carrying vehicles at a certain density will always become congested, traffic scientists puzzled …

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