AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC SIGNAL

LIGHT

Yarsaa Technology Pvt. Ltd.

HISTORY
 World’s first traffic light was installed in the year 1868, was a manually
operated gas-lit signal in London. Lasted worked for a month before it
exploded.
 The traffic control started to seem in the late 1890’s

 Earnest Sirrine from Chicago patented the first automated traffic control
system in 1910.
 First Electric traffic light was developed in 1912 by Lester Wire, a
policeman in Utah, USA. Later installed by American Traffic Signal Company
in Ohio, USA.
 The First interconnected traffic signal system was installed in Salt Lake City
in 1917.
 The First Traffic Light towers controlled by automatic times began in 1922.

 First traffic lights was installed in Britain in installed in 1926.

 First traffic light installed in India in the year 1953

 First Traffic light installed in Nepal in the year 1966 (2023 BS)

 Japan supported traffic lights installed at 10 intersections in the year 2002,

which has been non functioning since 2006 due to unknown reasons
 First ever “Made in Nepal” traffic light installed in the year 2018.
HISTORY IN PICTURES
HISTORY NEPAL
CURRENT SITUATION OF TRAFFIC
LIGHTS
 5 Intersections in operation (KTM and Bhaktapur)
 5 pedestrian crossing light in operation

 1 intersection at Chitwan work under progress

 3 New intersections contract issued by DOR

 5 intersections maintenance contract issued by

DOR
 7 existing intersections need maintenance.

 Total no of intersections immediately need Traffic

signals in all Major cities -150 nos
 Total required pedestrian crossing light – 500 nos
ROAD ACCIDENT DATA
Road accidents in Nepal
Number of
Fiscal Year Number of deaths
accidents
2013/14 8,406 1,787
2014/15 9,145 2,004
2015/16 10,013 2,006
2016/17 10,178 2,384
2017/18 3,029 801
Total 40,771 8,982

Approx 10 % death on crossing and intersection

*Source: Newspaper
ROAD CASUALTIES COVERAGE
HOW IS CURRENT TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT
 Traffic Police manage the traffic
moment manually using the hand
signals, which not only is a tedious
job but also creates havoc among
the commuters
 Minimum of 4 Traffic Police are
needed to operate one intersection
daily on each shift.
 Hazardous to health and prone to
accidents
SOME FROM MEDIA COVERAGE
WHY TRAFFIC LIGHT’S CAN’T BE OPERATED
SMOOTHLY IN NEPAL TILL DATE
 Lack of proper documentation about
technology
 Lack of experience

 Lack of coordination between stakeholders

 Lack of improvement and upgradation on

Traffic Light system in accordance to the
increased no of vehicles
 Lack of Training to Traffic police on
Technology operation.
 No guidelines for Traffic light and timing.

 Lack of proper operation and maintenance

PROBLEMS
 Lack of sufficient manpower with DOR and
local bodies.
 Operation and Maintenance guarantee not in
place : example Koteswor , Thapathali
 Our roads are different than foreign roads- so
we need Traffic light systems which are
customized as per our road needs than
importing the designs which might not suit
our conditions.
 Lack of interest to adapt changes and
upgrade
 Lack of Research and Development on
improvement of systems.
STAKE HOLDERS
 Traffic Police - Operation
 DOR- Installation

 Municipalities- Installation
HOW MUCH TIME IS REQUIRED TO INSTALL
TRAFFIC LIGHT THROUGH OUT NEPAL
 From last experience 12 intersection  12
months For 150 intersection  13 years.
 For 500 pedestrian  25 Years.

*(Planning and procurement process as per

Department of Roads and procurement
guidelines)
SOLUTION AS PROPOSAL
 Public Private Partnership (PPP) model
 Under PPP model of 10 years time period, if
we are granted to install and operate 70 no’s
of intersection and 100 no’s of pedestrian’s
crossing traffic lights, we can install within
the period of 1 year, which can guarantee
operation and maintenance for 10 years
 For sustainability and regular operation and
maintenance advertising will be installed on
the same pole, which will not only help it
sustain but earn a revenue as a tax to the
government
BENEFITS OF PPP
 For Gov: Fast installation , Guaranteed
operation and maintenance, Resource
optimization, Made in Nepal project
 For Traffic : Uniform Traffic system,
Centralized system, Simplified operation,
Improved Health conditions
 For People : Safe Road, Safer pedestrians

 For Vehicle : Save Time, Save Fuel , Orderly

moment, and less jams.
FEATURES
 Solar based
 Wire less

 Centralized system

 Remote control

 Successfully implemented

 Fast installation

 Customized option

 Made In Nepal

 Easy to shift at time of road expansion.

 Synchronization
PROPOSED SYSTEM DESIGN
EXPECTED RESULTS
 Smooth operation of Traffic movements
 Infrastructure design and implement on 1st of
kind Nepalese Technology
 No burden of operation and maintenance

 Centralized system operation

 Real-time control and monitoring on traffic

movement, which will also help to design
traffic light operation guidelines
Thank You