Traffic management (Timișoara, Romania)
Area: urban
Date implemented: 2020
How long from concept to implementation: 1 year
Relation between efforts undertaken and benefits achieved: Benefits very positive compared to efforts.
What was done and how: The practice aims to improve road traffic and citizens’ safety by implementing an adaptive management system of urban traffic and video surveillance. Implementation resulted in: reduction of traffic congestion and travel time to 8.48 mins/journey in September 2020, compared to 20 mins/journey in November 2016; an increase in average traffic speed to 35.37 km/h in September 2020, compared to 15.75 km/h in November 2016; a decrease in the number of road accidents to 1,630 in September 2020, compared to 8,750 in November 2016; and a decrease in the number of road crimes in the monitored area to 120 in September 2020, compared to 3,770 in November 2016.
Why it worked to 'fast track' the innovation/measure: This measure was successful and implemented rapidly due to its innovative nature, including planning and implementation of a modern, intelligent traffic management system. Technology was put in place that can manage the highly complex traffic systems, and which features software modules for the communication system and fiber optics, the Public Transport Management system, the information system, the intersection traffic control system (latest generation of traffic controllers, LED traffic lights, acoustic devices, pedestrian buttons), the LED Variable Message Signs, the automatic license plate recognition system, the fault management system, the video surveillance CCTV, and various detection systems.
Lessons learnt: The Municipality of Timisoara states barriers referring to the results of the tender that were contested and the procedure was annulled and resumed after several months, the contract for the implementation of the project that was signed after 23 months and the delays in the implementation phase that caused some costs to become non-eligible. SWARCO, who undertook the implementation of this innovative solution, also stated barriers in terms of time and budget constraints.
Sources or links:
- https://www.interregeurope.eu/policylearning/good-practices/item/4859/traffic-management-in-timisoara/
https://www.swarco.com/stories/timisoara-romania
Date implemented: 2020
How long from concept to implementation: 1 year
Relation between efforts undertaken and benefits achieved: Benefits very positive compared to efforts.
What was done and how: The practice aims to improve road traffic and citizens’ safety by implementing an adaptive management system of urban traffic and video surveillance. Implementation resulted in: reduction of traffic congestion and travel time to 8.48 mins/journey in September 2020, compared to 20 mins/journey in November 2016; an increase in average traffic speed to 35.37 km/h in September 2020, compared to 15.75 km/h in November 2016; a decrease in the number of road accidents to 1,630 in September 2020, compared to 8,750 in November 2016; and a decrease in the number of road crimes in the monitored area to 120 in September 2020, compared to 3,770 in November 2016.
Why it worked to 'fast track' the innovation/measure: This measure was successful and implemented rapidly due to its innovative nature, including planning and implementation of a modern, intelligent traffic management system. Technology was put in place that can manage the highly complex traffic systems, and which features software modules for the communication system and fiber optics, the Public Transport Management system, the information system, the intersection traffic control system (latest generation of traffic controllers, LED traffic lights, acoustic devices, pedestrian buttons), the LED Variable Message Signs, the automatic license plate recognition system, the fault management system, the video surveillance CCTV, and various detection systems.
Lessons learnt: The Municipality of Timisoara states barriers referring to the results of the tender that were contested and the procedure was annulled and resumed after several months, the contract for the implementation of the project that was signed after 23 months and the delays in the implementation phase that caused some costs to become non-eligible. SWARCO, who undertook the implementation of this innovative solution, also stated barriers in terms of time and budget constraints.
Sources or links:
https://www.swarco.com/stories/timisoara-romania
