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125 εξυπνα φωτα τρ οχαλας σε Λευκωσλα-Λεμεσo για α&pi οσυμφόρηση του κυκλοφοριακο /></p> <p>A total of 125 systems with smart lights will be installed in Nicosia and Limassol, with the aim of decongesting and improving the existing traffic problem, said the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works Yannis Karousos.</p> <p>In statements after the consecration of the waters in the port of Ayia Napa on the occasion of the Feast of the Epiphany, Mr. Karousos wished that “next year this important day, this celebration we will celebrate in a free and reunited Cyprus and of course in our metropolis which is none other than the city of Famagusta with all the honors it deserves and deserves.</p> <p> Answering a related question, Mr. Karousos said that "in a few days the Ministry of Transport will announce the tender for the installation of smart lights, essentially intelligent transport systems, at 125 points in Nicosia and Limassol. Essentially σ’ these 125 points traffic will be controlled through sensors and artificial intelligence, since they will communicate with each other.</p> <p>We calculate, he continued, "that based on the experience that exists abroad, there will be a benefit to traffic that will vary between 10% – 35% depending on the point and the particularities of each point. In other words, he added, "in order for everyone to understand how the system will work, it will be like having 125 digital traffic wardens, who will take the data, analyze it and accordingly give the right priority to each point".</p> <p>He also noted that "we have tried something similar at the roundabout of Agia Phyla in Limassol, where we had a reduction, an improvement that exceeds 50%".</p> <p> Mr. Karousou also stated that the measures we have for the traffic, is of course the construction of the road networks, such as the perimeter, which will reduce the number of cars at the entrance of Nicosia by 25%, it is the Ippokratous – Argyroupoleos, which we have signed which will add another percentage to’ this at 25%.</p> <p>Still, he continued, "it is Alexandroupolis in Strovolos that will also be announced in the coming months and will decongest the center of Strovolos by 70%". Of course, noted the Minister of Transport, "technology is also coming, which will contribute another 10"-35% to the improvement of traffic, along with flexible timetables and some other things, which we have advanced".</p> <p>Asked to state whether the selection of the points where the smart lights will be installed was random, the Minister of Transport said that the selection was made by the Department of Public Works in collaboration with the Police. "They are points which are main, they are important which have traffic and we consider that they are the ones we need to install the specific system", he said and noted that "80 are in Nicosia and the remaining 45 in Limassol".</p> <p> When asked whether the smart lights that will be installed in Nicosia and Limassol will be pilot and then installed throughout Cyprus, Yannis Karousos replied in the negative and added that "the offer is normal". This system, he said, has existed in other countries for many, many years. "It is an integrated solution, which based on the available statistics, where similar systems have been installed abroad, the traffic benefit varies between 10" and reaches up to 35%”, concluded Mr. Karousos.</p> <p> Source: KYPE</p> <p><noindex></p> <div class=Source: www.sigmalive.com

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