Cost of project on creation of intellectual transport management system in Baku increases

The cost of creation of intellectual transport management system in Baku city increased from $77 million to about $100 million, the head of the Secretariat of the Transport Ministry of Azerbaijan Namik Hasanov said on Tuesday.

He said the increase in the project cost is connected with the expansion of its coverage, increasing its directions.

"If previously it was planned to put the system into operation in June, then it was postponed to November this year because of the expansion of the scope of activities. The increase in the volume of work has also led to a rise in the project cost," Hasanov said.

Within the system it is planned to create about 639 sites for buses, about 140 sites for taxi. These activities are conducted jointly with the traffic police and Korean specialists, who are involved in the preparation of the intellectual system.

Intelligent system involves the installation of about 150 electronic traffic lights.


/Trend/