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Technology cuts traffic waiting times by ‘months’<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/us\/articles\/technology-cuts-traffic-waiting-times-130003269.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-23 09:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Drivers are spending less time stuck in traffic after a smart road technology project using Artificial Intelligence (AI) cut delays by up to 50% at busy junctions, transport bosses have said.<\/p>\n

New figures from the Tees Valley Combined Authority show motorists saved a total of 5,000 hours over a year at six congestion hotspots including the A174 Parkway junction on Thornaby Road.<\/p>\n

The technology uses live traffic data to create a virtual replica – or “digital twin” – of the Tees Valley road network and predicts where jams will occur.<\/p>\n

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said the system was helping drivers get to their destinations quicker and “easing frustration”.<\/p>\n

At the 174 Parkway junction, delays were reduced by 2,780 hours over 12 months, the figures revealed.<\/p>\n

The system collects and analyses traffic data in real time, using AI to predict where congestion is likely to occur and automatically adjust traffic lights to keep vehicles.<\/p>\n

Other improvements included 715 hours near Norton Road, Stockton, 575 hours near Hart Lane, and 365 hours near York Road, both in Hartlepool.<\/p>\n

‘Real results’<\/h2>\n

The system is operating across 57 connected sites and 196 traffic signals across Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool.<\/p>\n

Houchen said: “These are real, measurable results – the equivalent of more than six months of waiting time wiped away,” he said.<\/p>\n

“By using new technology to tackle congestion head on, we’re cutting journey time, easing frustration for drivers and helping people get where they need to be quicker.”<\/p>\n

The combined authority has invested more than \u00a32m in the FUSION scheme and its wider Digital Twin transport project.<\/p>\n

By simulating real\u2011world transport conditions in real time, it gives traffic operators a tool to keep traffic moving.<\/p>\n

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