On 22nd July 2010, TEEAM organised a technical visit to City Hall Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) Integrated Transport Information System (ITIS) which is located at Bukit Jalil, Selangor.  Some 22 members participated in the visit, headed by Ir Chew Shee Fuee (TEEAM Vice President).  On hand to receive the TEEAM delegation was Mr Che Bakri Che Mod (Deputy Director of ITIS, City Transport Department, DBKL) and his officials.  A briefing on ITIS was presented by Mr Muhammad Fadly Mohd Khalid (Electrical Engineer of ITIS, City Transport Department, DBKL).

ITIS is a design-build project which was funded by the Federal Government.  The ITIS project was awarded in August 2002 and started operations since December 2005.  It incorporates the latest technology in traffic management to manage traffic in and around the Klang Valley area and has wide reaching applications that go beyond simply gathering information on traffic conditions.

The two core support systems, namely the Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) and the Advanced Traveller Information System (ATIS) provide the foundation for the ITIS system.  The ITIS will provide the basis for future deployment of other ITS applications and services.

With these two core systems, ITIS forms an efficient means of gathering, processing and disseminating information on traffic situations.  Information processed from ITIS is then used to improve transport efficiency, road safety/traffic conditions, emergency response times and traffic incident management.

ITIS Coverage Area

The initial spread of CCTV monitoring cameras, vehicle detection systems and variable message signs (VMS) is concentrated along major roadways encircling Greater Kuala Lumpur and all key major radial roads in and out of the city.  With the exception of KL-Seremban Expressway and the Federal Highway (Route II) Shah Alam-Klang stretch, the coverage excludes tolled highways as they are already equipped with independent traffic control surveillance systems.  The length of roadways covered by ITIS is about 200 kilometres.

Its Benefits

Intelligent Transport systems such as ITIS have been widely and successfully implemented in major cities around the world, bringing significant benefits to motorists and commuters, such as:

• Allows informed decisions to be made on travel (ie choice of routes, modes and schedules)
• Enables real-time capture of traffic information for incident management and long-term transport planning
• Alleviates traffic congestion and delays during rush hour periods and emergency situations
• Reduces accidents, their severity and impact on the highway
• Improves emergency assistance for motorists and commuters
• Reduces travel time and promotes more uniformed traffic flow
• Reduces pollution as a result of less time idling in traffic
• Provides comfort, safety and security in highway travel particularly around construction zones
• Improves utilisation of available road capacity
• Improves quality of life in the Klang Valley

Tour of the traffic control centre – Members had the opportunity to visit the control centre which consists of camera surveillance of major roads within the city