"Smart Traffic Lights" Come Into Operation at Railway Crossings

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Puerto Vallarta, Jal.-with the implementation of the first railway crossing rehabilitated in the metropolitan area that increases the safety of motorists and pedestrians, opens in Guadalajara "smart lights", which via a sensor detects the proximity of the train and turn on the red light, while the remainder remain green.

To spearhead this Act at the intersection of the avenues Arcos and Inglaterra, the Secretary of mobility, Mauricio Gudiño, reported with the launch of this restored Cruiser, vehicles will cross not only an easier way railway routes because it is more level and, therefore, more fluid that will do so in safer conditions.

He explained that this is an action most of which have been undertaken in the field of road safety to save lives, as a result of a policy clear to reduce road accidents.

With an investment of 115 million pesos, is rehabilitated 38 railway crossings in the metropolitan area; of these, three are located in El Salto, eleven in Tlaquepaque, eleven in Tlajomulco, eight in Zapopan and five in Guadalajara. The work began last November and will end on January next year.

This work will improve the relationship between the automobile and railway because the accidents will be reduced crossing motorists and pedestrians will be safer and will increase the flow of traffic.

Each piece includes horizontal and vertical signage, leveling and alignment of the rail steel placement of sleepers, bearing surface, as well as installation of track circuits to detect trains and installation, programming and operation of traffic lights.

Pablo Suárez Coello, director general de Transporte Ferroviario y Multimodal from the Secretariat of communications and transport (SCT), Bernardo Gutiérrez Navarro, director general of the Centre SCT Jalisco, and Antonio Uribe Ramos, director of operation of FERROMEX, division Guadalajara were also present at this event.

THE MAIN POINT

Of the total budget earmarked for the rehabilitation of railway crossings nationwide, 40 percent is destined to Jalisco  115 billion pesos will be invested and 38 railway crossings are rehabilitated.

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