Pilot project on live traffic intel for quick response, smarter planning launched in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: A pilot project using Google Maps’ Road Management Insights, has been launched in Ahmedabad, making it of the first Indian cities to adopt live traffic intelligence for day-to-day traffic control and long-term road planning.Officials said this will deliver real-time data to some of the city’s busiest corridors, including SG Highway, Sardar Patel Ring Road, 132 Ft Ring Road, the road from airport to Indira Bridge Circle, and the Narol-Naroda Highway BRTS route. The data will be delivered through the TraffiCure platform, which converts Google Maps information into dashboards, alerts and planning tools for city and traffic authorities, according to AMC officials.They said that the Road Management Insights uses anonymous traffic data already generated by Google Maps users and turns it into actionable information for govts without requiring new cameras, sensors or roadside hardware.For Ahmedabad, the system will provide four key streams of live data: vehicle counts, speed and travel-time updates every two minutes, hard-braking events, and disruption reports such as accidents, potholes, debris and waterlogging.

City officials say the pilot is aimed at helping Ahmedabad identify where congestion is building and what is causing it. Instead of relying on delayed complaints or manual surveys, authorities will be able to track whether traffic slowdowns are linked to signal timing, recurring flooding, encroachments or accident-prone stretches.Through TraffiCure, traffic officers will be able to get alerts when congestion rises or incidents occur, allowing teams to be deployed faster and more precisely.

The officials said that another major focus of the pilot is future planning. Ahmedabad will use AI and machine learning simulations to test how road closures, flyovers or signal changes could affect traffic before making costly infrastructure decisions.

Officials believe this will allow the city to plan upgrades with stronger evidence and lower risk. Hard-braking data and incident reports will help identify dangerous junctions and road stretches where better signage, markings, signals or design changes may be needed.