Bangalore and Japan won’t just share similarities in terms of the pink spring, but the IT city of India is also adopting Japan’s MODERATO.
Previous reports, as well as personal experiences, narrated that Bangalore suffers from unbearable traffic, costing them 20,000 crores and around 7 lakh hours every year. But now, it can all change.
For the first time in India, Japan’s MODERATO (Management of Origin-Destination-Related Adaptation for Traffic Optimization) technology is being introduced in the country’s leading tech hub. This innovative system aims to alleviate traffic congestion at intersections along three key roadways while also considering pedestrian crossings.
Multiple roads such as MG Road, Hosur Road, and Old Madras Road have had new installations of traffic lights and signals. By the end of September, there are plans to roll out Japan’s MODERATO technology at key intersections within the central urban areas.
As of now, the dynamic traffic signal control system won’t cover the city’s ten most congested intersections: Silk Board, Ibballur, Kadubeesanahalli, Dairy Circle, Tin Factory, Hebbal, Goraguntepalya, Sarakki, Banashankari, and Kumaraswamy Layout.
The project cost around 70 crores and is funded by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency and Japanese firm Nagoya Electric Works Co Ltd, who are assisting in the project.
