Zhuhai Traffic Control Project

Zhuhai has witnessed a rapid development in the city’s road transport in recent years while the municipal government made significant achievements and gained extensive experience. However, the shortcomings and deficiencies of Zhuhai’s transport network have become increasingly prominent. As the city’s population and the number of motor vehicles on the road continue to increase, the development of public transport infrastructure lags behind. This has resulted in some problems, such as inefficient modes of travel, incomplete pedestrian and bicycle networks, insufficient parking facilities, slow development of intelligent transport systems, and severe traffic congestion in the city center. All of these problems have hindered the development of Zhuhai city.

The municipal government has come up with solutions from six perspectives. First, the government prioritized the establishment of a public transport system, by building a network centered on modern trams while supplemented by other modes, rearranging bus routes in the central area, and connecting long-distance bus stations with rail transit. Second, the city’s non-motorized system was further improved. Channel division at intersections and added crossing facilities provided more conveniences to pedestrians while the bicycling network was upgraded by building a lane network and opening more rental points. Third, car ban and congestion fees were introduced for a better management of traffic. Fourth, on the one hand, the government planned on re-development of vacant and abandoned lands, construction of the park and ride lots, as well as vertical lots to provide more urban space for parking. On the other hand, the authority introduced higher parking fees and further encouraged the use of public transport. Fifth, efforts were made to build a more intelligent transport system. These included the build-up of enhanced vehicle guidance and signal control systems, as well as a timely release of traffic information via media and Internet. Last but not least, intersections were further optimized to drive the traffic capacity.