Smart traffic control system

Alavilli, Anusha and Teeda, Anuhya Rani and Sai, Sai and Geddam, Jagadish Kumar Raja and Pilla, Poorna Chandra Rao and Narni, Harsha Vardhan (2025) Smart traffic control system. World Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology and Sciences, 15 (1). pp. 2257-2262. ISSN 2582-8266

Metropolitan areas, with their busy nature, often deal with heavy traffic jams that lead to delays, wastage of fuel, and environmental harm in various ways. Traditional traffic control systems, which rely heavily on fixed signal timings, are all the more ineffective in coping with unpredictable traffic conditions prevailing in a real-world scenario. Contrastingly, an improved smart traffic control system has been brought into force at a four-junction-road complex, thus heralding traffic management into a new era. State-of-the-art sensors integrated into infrastructure for real-time vehicle-density measurements realize this innovative prospect. Sensors help adjust traffic signals dynamically through the sophisticated network with optimal traffic flow and least congestion. Apart from that, after each intersection event, an automatic switch is activated to permit pedestrian mode with flashing walk signals posted all around. In a move aimed at enhancing pedestrian safety and convenience, the pedestrian yellow and green light timings could also be manually overridden by the discreetly installed below street-level mechanisms. Advanced systems' overall aim is to ensure pedestrian safety, reduce waiting time, and improve traffic efficiency and smoothness at these junctions. This in itself gives the smart traffic control system the distinction of not only making transportation easier but also contributing positively towards a better urban environment and improved quality of life in metropolitan areas.