Go high-tech to solve traffic problems

There are many junctions on the Negombo road from Peliyagoda to Ja-ela, where traffic during peak hours becomes a menace due to poor driving practices.

I am not sure why for main junctions such as Wattala, Welisara and Kandana there are no traffic light systems. A traffic light system in Ja-ela town was fixed over five years ago with tax payers’ money and not a single day has it functioned to my knowledge.

One way to discipline Lankan drivers will be to introduce a traffic system like on the Galle Road. This will also ease the pressure of police officers who fight the smoke, dust, sun and rain on a daily basis.

When the world is moving towards high-tech solutions why are we just depending on a few individuals to manage traffic?

Ishan De Silva

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