CIVITAS PLUS

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• CIVITAS PLUS
• INTELIGENT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL IN THE
  CITY OF SKOPJE
• Lovren Markic, Site Leader
• Athens
• 24 April 2012

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RENAISANCE PROJECT

• M8.3. Intelligent traffic management and control
  at 28 intersections in the city centre
• Forming of traffic management and control centre
• Adaptive traffic control in real time
• Supply equipment (hardware and software) for
  adaptive traffic control

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Renaissance activities

• Design project for intelligent traffic management
  and control in the city of Skopje
• Supplied central and peripheral software for
  adaptive traffic control UTOPIA of Mizar,
  Italy.
• Supplied and installed 30 new traffic light
  controllers at intersections in the city centre
• Supplied detector cable for inductive loops for
  vehicle detection and classification
• Supplied of 30 devices (road side units) for
  traffic light controllers
• Design project for fiber optic connecting of
  traffic lights controllers at intersections in
  the city centre
• Installed polyethylene pipes for fiber optic
  cable for connecting of the intersections in the
  city centre
• Supplied detector cards for traffic lights
  controllers installed in the city centre

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Expansion

• The City of Skopje made decision to upgrade the
  Renaissance project
• EBRD project Automated traffic management (ATM)
  has been start
• Start of installation June 2012
• Deadline for installation March 2012

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Scope of ATM project

• Equipment of traffic management and control
  centre
• Adaptive control at app.128 intersections
• Car park guidance
• Drivers information by VMS (variable message
  signs)
• Traffic monitoring at 50 intersections (CCTV
  system)
• Equipment of additional 70 intersections with new
  traffic controllers and RSU devices
• Installing of fiber optic cable and switches for
  connecting of traffic light controllers

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Traffic management and control centre (TMCC) Room
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Main functions of TMCC

• Collecting traffic data in real time
• Managing the traffic lights system
• Monitoring of traffic
• Giving priority to public transport vehicles as
  well as ambulance, fire and police
• Giving instructions to free parking spaces
• Sending information through the traffic signs
  with variable content

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Expected results

• 15 decrease in travel times for private traffic
• 50 reduction in queuing time
• 10 decrease in emissions and fuel consumption
• 20 increase of commercial speed for public
  transport
• Increase of level of services at the
  intersections

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!! LOVREN
MARKIC Head of International and EU Dpt. City of
Skopje lovren.markic_at_skopje.gov.mk