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In real time, the room is aware of the tram traffic, tunnels, restricted access, the state of the main thoroughfares, is involved in the traffic light junctions, calculates the intensity of vehicles ...

The intensity of traffic in the city has reduced by 10% in July

Traffic room Murcia City Council now has seven new video camera to see real-time traffic conditions in the city of Murcia.

With this expansion, there are now 31 cameras strategically located around the city, 27 for traffic control and four for the restricted areas to traffic.

The system is a comprehensive tool that allows the knowledge of the traffic situation, to manage and monitor real-time traffic conditions and the state regulators, lights, panels and other control equipment, immediately notifying the post operating any incident, so that the head of the operation can make the appropriate actions to correct problems, getting the most out of the urban road network.

The Local Police Corps of Murcia also has access to these 31 camera control, allowing greater control and track the status of the main thoroughfares of the city.

The seven new cameras, and put into operation, are located in Juan de Borbón (Abenarabi), San Andrés (Silk Garden), Plaza Diez de Revenga, Ronda de Garay, Post Street, Avenida Ciudad de Almería and Floridablanca Garden.

These locations are added to the following: Plaza Castilla, Juan Carlos I Plaza Circular, New Gate (Sanz Tapia), Juan de Borbón (Spanish Navy), Watchtowers, First of May, Fica Bridge, Bridge Hospital, Volunteer Plaza, El Rollo , Martinez Tornel, Malecón (Juan de la Cierva) Fuensanta Plaza, Plaza Juan XXIII, Ronda Sur (Miguel Indurain), Avenida de Alicante (Miguel Indurain), Juan de Borbón (Ikea), Juan de Bourbon (The prop), Juan Bourbon Square (cubes).

And the four pivots smart cameras located at: Calle Echegaray (Plaza Romea), Barrett Street (cathedral), Calle Pascual (Plaza Santa Catalina) and Calle Andrés Baquero.

From the Traffic Board also control the traffic light installations comprising the city of Murcia (10 central zone, 432 and 146 traffic light junctions centralized crosses).

The 146 crosses centralized (each associated with its central zone) are connected directly to the Board of Control to take action if necessary on one or more intersections across the city, directly and in real time, thanks to the vision camera or by request via the local police station in those crosses in which they detected an accumulation of considerable traffic, promoting green time that route for traffic to flow more smoothly.

Can also act on the green wave of a particular route, changing the opening times of the traffic lights green to pass as many vehicles and generate less tax.

The detectors (or coils) located on the main roads of the city make an inventory of vehicles on a particular route in one hour, day, week ... setting a volumetric or Average Daily Traffic (ADT).

With data from the gauging of vehicles can prioritize certain crossings to encourage the sense of movement that supports more vehicles.

Traffic Intensity

According to the data recorded by the Board, the month of July has decreased traffic density by 10%, which compared with the month of August amounted to 20% and in the evening is as high as 40%.

The entrances to the city by different routes of access of the city has resulted in traffic density has declined in North Round

Regarding the real information panels, it is noteworthy that at present there are twelve (six and 12 variable message traffic information panels).

These panels serve to take the data from the detectors in the roadway to inform the user of traffic conditions (fluid, dense, congestion) of the main roads of the city.

At the same time from the control room can act on the various panels to advise the driver of a particular situation in any of the tracks as can be, works, street cut, processions ... and informational messages or recommendation.

From the Board of Traffic can also be controlled intelligent four bollards, placed in restricted access areas to prevent road traffic entry to all vehicles that are not residents of the area or have any special permission from step (emergency vehicles, service public ...).

The access management program allows you to record license plates of vehicles entering each of the areas as a security measure and generate an access log each time a user accesses the area.

From the control room can act on the various bollards lowering them or uploading them in appropriate cases (loading and unloading time ...).

The detection of incidents in tunnels in Murcia (Castilla y Atalayas) is another action that takes place from the Traffic Control Room.

The system enables communication from the tunnel control room through an open public address in case of emergency, emergency calls received through the post SOS and smoke detection and incidents within the tunnel.

The chambers of both tunnels make a continuous recording of the vehicles on the tunnel that will save images from any incident occurring in the interior.

Finally, from the control room is also aware of the passage of trams in real situation, state of the beacons, any alarms or faults at intersections affected by the tram, allowing us to detect at any time of any incident or anomaly and give party for resolution.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia