'The real-time information on the whereabouts of buses on the network allows the technology to improve journey time reliability'
Digital displays are set to be installed at dozens of Lancashire bus stops telling passengers when the service they are waiting for is due to arrive.
“The real-time information on the whereabouts of buses on the network allows the technology to improve journey time reliability by moving buses through signal junctions more efficiently. Engineers call it ‘intelligent bus priority’ – I’d call it the bus talking to the traffic lights,” County Cllr Swarbrick said.
The contract being procured by the county council will enable Blackburn – and fellow standalone council Blackpool – to purchase their own RTPI and bus prioritisation infrastructure under the same arrangement, while County Hall could introduce the kit in places like Preston and Lancaster.
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