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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will deploy and upgrade an Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) across 1,205 km of National Highways in Delhi-NCR and adjoining regions to improve traffic monitoring, incident response and digital enforcement. The project will cover 408 km through full-scale deployment of ATMS infrastructure, while 797 km of existing corridors will be upgraded with advanced video-based monitoring systems. The initiative will integrate artificial intelligence, automated incident detection, FASTag-enabled digital platforms and command-and-control centres to strengthen highway safety and operational efficiency. The network will also connect with the NHAI Data Lake, Rajmargyatra mobile application and the National Highway Helpline 1033 to provide enhanced commuter services.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has announced plans to deploy and upgrade an Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) across 1,205 km of National Highways in Delhi-NCR and adjoining regions as part of its efforts to build a technology-driven highway network. The initiative, announced in the past week, aims to improve real-time traffic monitoring, incident management, enforcement and commuter information through an integrated digital ecosystem.
Under the project, NHAI will implement a comprehensive ATMS across approximately 408 km of National Highway stretches, while an additional 797 km of existing ATMS-enabled corridors will be upgraded with Video Incident Detection and Enforcement Systems (VIDES) to strengthen surveillance and traffic enforcement capabilities.
According to NHAI, the upgraded system will incorporate traffic monitoring camera systems (TMCS) for continuous highway surveillance, automated video-based incident detection, enforcement systems for identifying traffic violations, vehicle-actuated speed displays (VASD) to alert motorists in real time, and variable message signboards (VMS) to disseminate traffic updates and road safety information.
The ATMS infrastructure will also include a high-speed optical fibre cable (OFC)-based communication backbone to facilitate seamless data transmission across the highway network. In addition, the system will be integrated with the e-Challan platform, enabling digital enforcement of traffic violations without manual intervention.
The project covers several major National Highway corridors across Delhi-NCR and neighbouring regions, including Rewari, Mathura, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Dwarka, Baghpat and Bhiwani. Key corridors identified for deployment include the Delhi-Gurgaon-Kotputli section of NH-48, the Delhi-Meerut Expressway (NE-3) and the Delhi-Saharanpur stretch of NH-709B.
The initiative will also extend to western Uttar Pradesh through corridors such as Meerut-Muzaffarnagar (NH-58), Meerut-Bulandshahr (NH-235) and Meerut-Najibabad (NH-119). In Haryana, the network will cover NH-248A, NH-11, NH-148B, the Dharuhera-Bhiwadi Link Road and the Delhi-Faridabad-KMP corridor through NH-148NA. Additional stretches include the Baghpat-Shamli Bypass on NH-709B, the Haryana-Uttar Pradesh border to Meerut route, the Meerut-Yamuna corridor via Shamli on NH-709A, Shamli-Saharanpur, Panipat-Shamli and Shamli-Muzaffarnagar.
NHAI said the upgraded ATMS framework will leverage artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and integrated command-and-control systems to improve operational efficiency and enhance road safety. The platform will support automated incident detection, AI-enabled traffic enforcement and centralised monitoring for quicker response to highway emergencies.
The digital ecosystem will also be integrated with the NHAI Data Lake, the Rajmargyatra mobile application and the National Highway Helpline 1033, enabling improved incident reporting, traveller information and commuter assistance.
As part of the implementation strategy, NHAI will establish a multi-tier command-and-control architecture comprising local, regional and national control centres. A Regional ATMS Command and Control Centre will be developed at Sohna in Delhi-NCR to function as the zonal hub for corridor-level monitoring, incident response coordination and centralised data management. Local control centres will also be established at intervals of approximately 75 to 100 km to facilitate continuous monitoring and faster operational response across the highway network.
Source - PTI
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