The Dublin City Council (DCC) has deployed a multi-fiber optic transmission system from AMG Systems for video surveillance and traffic signal communications on its new cycling route, the Canal Way Cycle Route. The transmission system drop and insert units have been deployed and integrated into the council's traffic management solution. In addition, 15 new cameras have been added along the cycling route connecting Portobello with the Docklands that opened on March 22, 2012. The route is fully integrated into the comprehensive traffic management solution the council is running within Dublin City and surrounding motorways, all monitored from a central control room.
The Dublin City Council (DCC) has deployed a multi-fiber optic transmission system from AMG Systems for video surveillance and traffic signal communications on its new cycling route, the Canal Way Cycle Route. The transmission system drop and insert units have been deployed and integrated into the council's traffic management solution. In addition, 15 new cameras have been added along the cycling route connecting Portobello with the Docklands that opened on March 22, 2012. The route is fully integrated into the comprehensive traffic management solution the council is running within Dublin City and surrounding motorways, all monitored from a central control room.
The route is segregated so cyclists do not have to share the same route as pedestrians or motorists, with the exception from Grand Canal Quay and Forbes Streets, which have a very low volume of cars, said Brendan O'Brien, Head of Technical Services (Traffic) at DCC. However, traffic signals can be complicated at junctions, where pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists interact. Special cyclist signals have been introduced at certain junctions. “As well as a main traffic signal (for motor vehicles) we have separate traffic signals for both cyclists and pedestrians,” said O'Brien. “Since we have opened the cycling route the number of cyclists has grown 70 percent and so far we have no accident data since opening, i.e. we have no report of any accidents.”
“AMG have worked very closely with DCC since 2007, where we won the tender for supplying our fiber optic transmission system for traffic management and control of Dublin City and surrounding motorways,” said Sara Bullock, International Sales and Marketing Director of AMG Group. “Since then, new elements of traffic complexity have been added to the solution, such as the Luas tramways and the Samuel Becket moving bridge, which has a comprehensive traffic signal and control solution integrated into the existing solution.”
The city council' comprehensive Traffic Management Solution is going to be on show when traffic planners and ITS specialists from all over Europe meet at the 9th ITS European Conference which takes place in Dublin June 4-7 this year.