Baguio begins dry run of P10-M smart traffic signals to ease gridlocks

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The Baguio City government is undertaking a dry run of newly installed smart traffic signal lights at three major intersections in the city’s central business district to ease occasionally gridlocked roads.

Part of a P10-million traffic management project, the initial tests cover the U-shaped pedestrian overpass, the Y-shaped overpass, and Lower Session Road near the Maharlika Livelihood Complex, according to a statement posted on the Baguio City Public Information Office’s official Facebook page on July 12,

City Engineer Richard Lardizabal said the dry run will continue until the end of July to gather traffic volume data needed to calibrate the new signal controllers before the system is fully activated.

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“This is to enable us to collect accurate traffic count data needed to properly program the traffic signal controllers,” Lardizabal said in the statement.

He said another round of testing would follow before the city activates the sensor-based traffic signal and pedestrian controller system.

The upgraded traffic signals will eventually be integrated with Baguio City’s Smart City Command Center to improve traffic monitoring and traffic management, according to the statement.

The new system replaced the aging traffic signal lights at the three intersections, which had deteriorated and sustained damage over the years.

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Once fully operational, the smart traffic signal system is expected to improve traffic flow and enhance pedestrian safety in one of Baguio City’s busiest commercial districts, the statement said.

Photo caption: A newly installed smart traffic signal undergoes a dry run at the U-shaped pedestrian overpass in Baguio City’s central business district in a photo released by the Baguio City Public Information Office on July 10. Photos by Maureen Matayew INQ

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