SURVEY ON TRAFFIC COLOUR LIGHTS UPDATE: POLICE

A survey for updates on all traffic light signals would be carried out aiming to reduce traffic congestion in Colombo, Traffic and Road Safety Director SSP Indika Hapugoda said.

He said the joint survey would be carried out by the Sri Lanka Police, Road Development Authority and the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC).

“The green signal countdown time on traffic lights will be increased on roads where most vehicles were travelling while the countdown time will be reduced when there were fewer vehicles, following the survey,” he said. He said the traffic light system on many roads were installed with a large amount of government expense and that those systems need to be implemented properly. “Over 8,000 traffic police officers who are on traffic duties could be deployed for duties,” he said.