The city of Bristol in the UK is using Yunex Traffic’s adaptive traffic control technology to optimise traffic flow and support more sustainable transport.

Bristol City Council has selected Yutraffic Fusion, developed with Transport for London. This real-time, multimodal traffic management system models and optimises the needs of all road users, including pedestrians, cyclists, public transport and emergency vehicles. The system can improve network efficiency, reduce congestion and improve air quality, delivering healthier, more sustainable and more efficient transport networks.

With a need to support the city’s growing population and to invest in and promote active travel, Bristol City Council (www.bristol.gov.uk) is investing in a responsible and sustainable transport infrastructure that supports its vibrant local centres and neighbourhoods, and connects them all to an attractive and thriving city centre. All of which should enhance Bristol’s reputation as one of the UK’s most attractive cities to visit, and in which to live, work and study.

Yutraffic Fusion will provide the council with traffic modelling and prediction that is iteratively refined in a digital twin before implementation, delivering improved overall journey times for all detected road users. It enables any transport modes to be prioritised, with the system’s multimodal control allowing the relative weighting given to buses, cars, lorries, ambulances, pedestrians, bicycles and so on to be configured for individual nodes and links.

In terms of supporting active travel, once the appropriate active travel infrastructure is in place, the system can be used by the signal engineers in the Bristol Operations Centre to prioritise certain modes of transport depending on policy choices, for example bus gates and segregated cycling facilities.

“Using Yutraffic Fusion will help us to manage our roads more intelligently,” said councillor Ed Plowden, chair of Bristol City Council’s transport and connectivity committee. “This system brings together real-time data from across the city so we can respond quickly to congestion and keep traffic moving safely and efficiently. It’s a practical step towards reducing delays, improving air quality and making travel smoother for everyone.”

Wilke Reints, managing director of German firm Yunex Traffic in the UK, added: “We’re proud to support Bristol City Council with the deployment of Yutraffic Fusion, with the system aligning perfectly with its goals to prioritise more sustainability and active travel, while delivering reduced congestion, improved journey times and a more reliable network for all road users, the majority of whom still travel in cars. This intelligent system, which is at the forefront of adaptive control technology and thinking, will help the city meet its transport needs today and into the future, and help promote healthier, more sustainable mobility for all.”

Continuously monitoring approaching traffic and effectively managing the often-competing demands of cars, pedestrians, cyclists, HGVs, buses and taxis, the system provides a configurable, future-proof platform designed to support and empower local authorities. It benefits from secure and resilient cloud infrastructure, with continuous monitoring and regular updates.

Already proven in deployments across the UK and internationally, Yutraffic Fusion enhances networks’ efficiency, with its intuitive graphical user interface enabling seamless control and configuration. All of which is achieved without the disruption typically caused by large-scale infrastructure schemes. 

Yunex Traffic (www.yunextraffic.com) is a separately managed company of the Mundys Group (www.mundys.com). It specialises in intelligent traffic systems for adaptive traffic control and management, highway and tunnel automation, as well as V2X and road user charging tolling. The company has 3500 employees from 62 nations and is active in 40 countries. Its intelligent mobility is currently being used in major cities across the world, including Dubai, London, Berlin and Bogotá.