Newly installed ITMS system on Mumbai-Pune Expressway fines 18k vehicles, collects 7.5 lac fine in July

Mumbai/Pune, August 29, 2024: The newly installed Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway has identified 18 thousand vehicles breaking traffic rules and collected a whopping Rs. 7.5 lac in fines in the month of July.

According to a report by TOI, the newly introduced ITMS (Intelligent Traffic Management System) on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway last month has e-challaned a whopping 18,488 vehicle owners flouting traffic rules during the first fortnight after the launch, announced joint transport commissioner (enforcement) Shailesh Kamat.

“The present data is only till July end, and we expect to register more cases this month. The ITMS will act as a deterrent to curb speeding cases on Pune E-way,” he added.

The system was launched by state transport commissioner Vivek Bhimanwar on July 19. In the first two weeks, of its launch, over 18000 vehicles were found to be breaking traffic rules one way or the other. Here are some statistics on the types of traffic offenses registered by the new AI -based traffic management system.

Traffic Violations Statistics Registered by ITMS on Mumbai-Pune Expressway

• Over speeding – Nearly 90% of cases were registered for over speeding
• Lane cutting – 4% of the total cases registered were for lane cutting
• Other offenses – Rest of the 6% of the cases registered were for other offences such as not wearing seat-belts, illegal parking on the highway, etc.
• Total fine collected – Rs 7.5 lakh through 422 e-challans

(Data source: TOI Report)

The iconic Mumbai-Pune Expressway was the first access controlled expressway in the country that went live in the year 2000. It still remains a vital transportation artery, experiences an average daily traffic volume of up to 40,000 vehicles, surging to 60,000 on weekends.

Intelligent Traffic Management System

The Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) is a network of AI-enabled cameras that are strategically placed across the entire 95 kilometer length of the expressway to monitor traffic. There are total of 115 cameras fitted on 45 gantries and 50 poles. These are placed at every10 kilometers and are capable of detecting 17 types of traffic violations such as over speeding, lane cutting, using mobile phones while driving, not wearing seat belts etc. The smart cameras are capable of independently reading number plates of vehicles breaking traffic rules and provide input to the system that auto generates the challans to traffic offenders.

This AI-enabled intelligent traffic management system is monitored by RTO authorities through a central control room located in Lonavala.