Azerbaijan, Baku, June 18 / Trend E. Ismayilov /
The implementation of the intellectual transport management system in Baku rose in price by $ 21 million, the head of the economy and transport policy department under the Azerbaijani Ministry of Transport Sadraddin Mammadov said.
He said that the project rose in price because some functions of the system are under development in accordance with the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers on the implementation of a number of measures to prevent terrorist acts.
In particular, an increase in video streaming and recording was ensured.
The number of information terminals was increased up to 664 units. The number of information boards, planned to be installed in the streets of Baku, was increased from 20 to 48 units within the operations.
The representatives of the Ministry earlier said that the cost of intellectual transport management system in Baku increased from $ 77 million to about $ 100 million.
It is planned to create about 639 sites for buses and about 140 sites for taxis. These operations are conducted jointly with the traffic police and Korean specialists, involved in the preparation of an intellectual system.
The intellectual system involves the installation of about 150 new electronic traffic lights.