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Jamaica to use ITS to tackle traffic congestion

As part of long term efforts to tackle traffic congestion in urban centres, the Jamaican Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, is looking to establish a modern Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) to provide real-time monitoring and control of highway traffic operations, through a centralised traffic management centre (TMC).
June 10, 2013 Read time: 1 min
As part of long term efforts to tackle traffic congestion in urban centres, the 7375 Jamaican Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, is looking to establish a modern Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) to provide real-time monitoring and control of highway traffic operations, through a centralised traffic management centre (TMC).

A review of traffic congestion and road capacity has shown that congestion in urban centres island-wide has grown considerably over the last decade.

Project objectives include the real time monitoring and control of traffic signal operations; construction of real time traffic data collection system (speed, volume); construction of a national traveller advisory system; and construction of a national high speed broadband communication system.

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