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TECHNOLOGY VISION 2035

In India, few applications of ITS have already conditions, information on pavement safety and
been introduced, mostly in metropolitan cities real-time traffic information based on traffic
e.g. ITS for parking management, electronic data and safety status. With increasing demand
tolls, tracking of public transport etc. Intelligent for freight transport, damaged roads worsen.
transport systems, which include GPS navigation New approaches are essential to increase the
systems, intelligent roads, sensor based safety capacity and improve the road maintenance by
systems, vehicle tracking, electronic toll adding intelligence infrastructure to the existing
collection, crash avoidance systems, high speed road networks. An innovative integration
corridors, bus and train rapid transit systems will of existing sensors and communication
be required. A fully developed ITS application technologies with road infrastructure is one way
connecting various applications and areas and of reaching the twin goal of increased safety and
communicating seamlessly is absent as of now enhanced capacity. For a relatively small cost,
in India and we have to take some solid steps in significant ‘added value’ can be obtained from
this direction. the existing infrastructure, thereby achieving a
cost effective solution. This technology can be
2.2.1 Intelligent Roads used in India in future and the country need
The intelligent roads aim at addressing the to make some serious investments in this area
needs of road users by improving driver’s to develop suitable infrastructure. A typical
awareness of sudden changes in road intelligent road is shown in figure 2.4.

FIG 2.4 INTELLIGENT ROAD

48 ROADWAYS