ISLAMABAD: According to Mr. Shahid Ashraf Tarar, the Federal Minister of Communications, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are desperately needed to improve and inform decision-making while also making commuting easier. The National Highway Authority, National Highways, Motorway Police, and Ministry of Communications are working together to provide the greatest management and services possible to guarantee safe and secure travel on the network of national highways. He was speaking during his visit to the National Traffic Operations Center today, where he received a thorough briefing on the center’s operations and the installation of ITS over the National Highway Authority’s entire network. There were also senior representatives from the National Traffic Operations Center, NH&MW Police, National Highway Authority, and Ministry of Communications in attendance. According to Mr. Shahid Ashraf Tarar, NHA is excited to apply this technology to its road network in order to enhance several operations. In collaboration with the National Transport Research Center, National Highways and Motorway Police, and NHA, NHA is also creating standards and architecture for ITS standardization.
ITS is a solution, according to the briefing, that combines computers, electronics, and a communication network to be implemented on a road network. This system generates a wide range of engineering data to improve management, efficiency, safety, and other tasks related to the road network. Currently, NHA is planning to implement the same technology on additional highways after installing systems on a few, including BOT projects. The ITS will be included in the project scope of the forthcoming projects as well. It was also informed that operational weigh stations, five motorways, fourteen national highways, and live data collection are all being done.
Supporting systems have also been created to monitor power, bandwidth, and device functionality. Together with income potentials, estimating bids, operations, and claim cases, among other things, the gathered data is being provided for analysis and input in accordance with their data demands, which include engineering sections, design, HRTC, and RAMD.
