A pilot project is being implemented to dramatically improve traffic safety by utilizing an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS).

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Minister Won Hee-ryong) announced that it will launch a pilot project to develop a new traffic flow smart control service that can significantly enhance traffic safety by utilizing cutting-edge ITS technology.

This project was launched to enhance national safety by incorporating ITS into safety in addition to its basic functions (traffic information collection and provision), thereby reducing traffic accidents.

The 'Traffic Flow Smart Control Service Project' is a service that proactively provides drivers in each lane with five types of safety services, including warnings of stopped vehicles ahead, fallen objects, work zones, and forward speed, by continuously installing road electronic signs at regular intervals on general national highway sections with high traffic volume.

This is a service implemented in advanced transportation countries such as the United States and Europe, and is being introduced in Korea for the first time.

The project section will be built as a pilot project on the 10.2km section of National Route 43 from Pyeongtaek Oseong IC to Sindae Intersection, which has been assessed to have a high traffic volume, including trucks, and a relatively high risk of accidents. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport plans to verify the project's performance, such as reducing accidents and alleviating congestion, through pilot operation and evaluation, and to consider whether to expand it in the future.

Lee Yong-wook, Director General of the Road Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, &ld“In addition to basic functions such as traffic information collection, ITS will greatly contribute to improving national safety, including driver safety, by combining cutting-edge technology and safety, such as smart control services,” he said. “We plan to continue to discover traffic service models that the public can experience.”

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport plans to complete these projects by the first half of next year and provide advanced traffic safety services to road users.