ArmInfo.Yerevan has the first "smart" intersection equipped with ultrasonic sensors and aimed at combating congestion.
As the press service of the RA Police told ArmInfo, ultrasonic sensors are located at the crossroads of Gasparyan-Yerevan streets leading to the international airport "Zvartnots".
"This innovation is designed to eliminate congestion at a crossroads." Within seconds, the device reads the number of cars at an intersection, changes the red light to green, this is the first "smart crossroads" in the republic, traffic jams are now eliminated. the capital, to establish such devices in the future. "Soon we will have several more streets - smart and without congestion," the RA Police said.
At the same time, the department emphasizes that this device is new not only for Armenia, but for the whole region. Moreover, the above ultrasonic sensors are manufactured in Armenia.