New traffic signals will be installed in Springboro that city officials say will use smart technology to help ease road congestion.
City Council on Thursday approved a resolution to replace the controller units in all 16 of the city’s managed traffic signals with new controllers that use artificial intelligence technology to optimize the signals.
City Manager Chris Pozzuto said in the event there is a shutdown on Interstate 75 that leads to a backup on Ohio 741, the new signals would make adjustments to improve traffic flow, such as extending the time of green lights.
“It will learn that there is a lot of traffic on that particular day and allow a lot more greens,” he said.
The new signals, which will cost nearly $173,000, will be installed in the next month or two, Pozzuto said.
There were a few older controllers getting out of date and the city decided to take the opportunity to replace them all with this system, he said.
It also will maintain the preemption for emergency vehicles, and the signals can all be controlled from a central location.
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