The Variable Message Signboard installed at Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road gives constant updates on the traffic situation in city
The Variable Message Signboard installed at Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road gives constant updates on the traffic situation in city
Here is what you could do if you wish to avoid traffic nightmares on your way back from Chinnaswamy stadium after watching an IPL match.
Make sure to read what the Variable Message Signboard (VMS) installed at the Raja Ram Mohan Roy road has to say about the traffic on important roads in the city.
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The VMS is the first of three to be installed in the city to save commuters from traffic woes that include jam-packed roads and slow-moving traffic. Two more VMSs are to be installed at KR Puram and Kodigehalli Gate.
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Ten more VMSs are to be installed in the city by the third week of this month |
"This is a first of its kind initiative. The VMS helps people with information on traffic jams due to IPL and elections.
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It also helps people get updates on emergencies like accidents and fire breakouts," said Prabhakar Bayeri, ACP (traffic), East.
"The efficacy of the concept is being tested. It will gradually be installed across the city. The one that has been installed at the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road is meant to help visitors to IPL matches," he added.
City commuters are welcoming of the VMS initiative. "The new sign board is of real help," said Gopal B, a regular commuter from MG Road to Vijaynagar.
"I get to know of the traffic on Mysore Road and plan my route accordingly. It also helped me recently after I had been to the second IPL match.
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I avoided Mysore road and reached home earlier than it would have been possible on the jam-packed road."
Prabhakar expects 10 more VMSs to be installed in the city by the third week of this month.
"While the system is giving us results, it will be more effective once more people start using it. Spreading awareness about the usefulness of VMSs will help."
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10Number of VMS that are to be installed in the city by the third week of this month
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The Variable Message Signboard (VMS) is the state-government sponsored Bangalore Traffic Improvement Project-B-TRAC -2010u00a0 (B-TRAC) initiative supported by the traffic police.
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It is a LED display board linked to the TMC (Traffic Management Centre).
The messages are constantly updated informing motorists about roads that should be avoided. The information flashes also communicate information on jam-packed roads.
The information is sourced from inputs provided by on-duty traffic officers on a moment-to-moment basis. |
