Signal Technology Targets Traffic Congestion

Link Nova Scotia and Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) are introducing adaptive signal technology on one of HRM’s busiest corridors.

Adaptive traffic signals use camera-based sensors to make standard traffic signals smarter, detecting real-time traffic volumes and automatically adjusting the timing of the light. This is especially valuable for reacting to differences in traffic flow (like during rush hour).

Link and Halifax Regional Municipality are funding the integration of adaptive traffic signals, with HRM leading the installation, implementation, and monitoring of the upgrades at the following intersections:

• Nantucket Avenue at Victoria Road
• Nantucket Avenue at Zatzman Sportsplex
• Nantucket Avenue at Wyse Road/Macdonald Bridge
• North Street at Gottingen Street
• North Street at Agricola Street
• North Street at Robie Street
• North Street at Windsor Street
• North Street at Oxford Street.

We’re contributing $700,000 for the adaptive signals on the Macdonald Bridge corridor, with another $1,000,000 budgeted for future corridors.