• Source:JND
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India's first Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) has been installed at the Dwarka Expressway. The project is in compliance with the latest 2023 guidelines of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The NHAI guidelines aim to move towards smart and safer highways.

The ATMS system deployed on the 28.46-km stretch of the Dwarka Expressway and a NH-48's 28-km stretch from Shiv Murti to Kherki Daula is expected to make these corridors a key next-generation digital highway.

Deployed on 56.64 km

The system has been developed by IHMCL (Indian Highways Management Company Ltd) and implemented by NHAI. The project currently spans 56.46 kilometres. It is being recognised as a national model for AI-based traffic governance and road safety.

Amrit Singha, the Chief Product Officer of IHMCL said that the system has several components to curb traffic violations and catch the violators of traffic laws. The system is so advanced that it can even detect things such as not having a seatbelt, triple riding, and overspeeding.

Speaking to the news agency ANI, Singha said, "Various components of the ATMS project have been covered. The salient components are traffic monitoring cameras, the second is the video incident detection and enforcement system...Through all these, we are able to detect approximately 14 different types of incidents, including overspeeding, no seatbelt, and triple riding, so these are all challanable incidents as per the Motor Vehicle Act."

The ATMS is also integrated with the NIC E-challan portal. The portal shares traffic violation incidents with the police department. According to an official statement from NHAI. The 5 main components of the ATMS are:

-Traffic Monitoring Camera System (TMCS) with 110 high-resolution PTZ cameras placed at 1-km intervals with 24/ live monitoring
-Video Incident Detection and Enforcement System (VIDES)
-Vehicle Actuated Speed Display System (VASD)
-Variable Message Signboards (VMS)
-Central Control Room.