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Traffic situation in 2048? The ITrafficTools was unveiled in Pécs.
After four years of work, in March 2024, FŐMTERV Mérnöki Tervező Zrt. and Budapest University of Technology and Economics are developing an IT solution that will revolutionise transport planning. As we have already reported,
They have created a transport model and software based on real-time data, which can be used to plan traffic management and intervention strategies in advance based on highly accurate cause-and-effect relationships.
The real innovation lies in the fact that, through continuous traffic monitoring and road network congestion analysis, the ITrafficTools is capable of real-time data evaluation and dynamic modification of intervention strategies.
Not only real time, but also of strategic importance
The purpose of Pécs' planned new bypass is to relieve traffic congestion on the inner-city section of Main Road 6. The new software was used for the first time in its design, simulating traffic conditions and situations in 2048 based on the current situation, enabling the expected load on the road and the urban traffic environment to be calculated in unprecedented detail.
In the Pécs project commissioned by ÉKM, Főmterv was responsible for preparing the study plan and environmental impact assessment, as well as obtaining the environmental permit (no information is available on further developments at this time). Ottó Kádi, project manager and deputy office manager of FŐMTERV, said:
With the construction of the new relief road, targeted and through traffic in residential and industrial areas can be separated from each other, and the current main road 6 could be transferred to municipal management, thus serving as an axis for community and individual transport within the town.
19 junctions affected
The project planning area consists of three main phases:
- Upgrading of main road No. 57 from 2×1 lanes to 2×2 lanes over a length of approximately 2 km.
- Construction of an internal relief road, mostly on a new route, approximately 7.5 km long.
- Upgrading of main road No. 578 from 2×1 lanes to 2×2 lanes over a length of approximately 2 km.
The fundamental aim of the 11.5 km long relief road was to create a road cross-section that takes into account the needs of all road users while ensuring the highest possible level of traffic safety. To this end, the entire road section was designed with a dividing strip. In terms of volume, this amounts to a total of:
- approximately 350,000 m2 construction of roads and green areas,
- Construction of a new 6 km cycle path,
- Conversion or new construction of 19 existing junctions,
- the construction of 2 large and 18 small artworks,
- ~20 km of public utility construction (including road drainage) and ~10 km of public lighting installation, as well as
- This involves the construction of 14 new bus stops.
The impact of software may extend to regulation
Software is slowly finding its way into the scientific toolkit. A good example of this is the recently published study by Ottó Kádi, Máté Dohány and Bálint Józsa (Analysis of the actual capacities of roundabouts using simulation and AI methods. In: Hungarian Chamber of Engineers Publication Series 2025/122.), in which the authors showed that Hungarian regulations for calculating the capacity of turbo roundabouts are not yet fully available.
Using the ITrafficTools and drone footage, simulations have demonstrated that Hungarian regulations need to be clarified.
As has been proven, the current domestic calculation method underestimates the performance of turbo and dual-lane roundabouts.
„Based on eight roundabouts examined, more than 100 microsimulation runs and the AI processing of more than 10,000 vehicle movements, we recommend that the new Euler formulas [described in the study] be incorporated into the basic capacity of classic turbo roundabouts (F4 basic variant according to ÚME) – as these were developed as a result of extensive studies of turbo roundabouts in Hungary," they write in their summary.
Chatbot for widespread adoption
A generative artificial intelligence-based chatbot based on RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) data retrieval is also under development to enhance the user experience, according to Renáta Bordás, manager of the Főmterv R&D project.
The innovative, AI-based chatbot will be able to provide users with real-time, relevant answers about how to use the application and how individual tools work, with the help of written documentation.
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