Computei system's snags
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TECHNICAL SNAGS h held up the opening of a computer-controlled tra system for Manchester should have started opera last summer but will not 1 come on stream until n 1980.
Problems over sophisticz computer programmes for sets of traffic lights h chiefly been blamed for delay.
The scheme, known as Urban Traffic Control Syst is one of the biggest in country. This is the secl time the timetable for the tem, which will include tr. cameras at key junctions, been revised. Last year's get date was put back to spring.
Councillor Alan Robe chairman of the GMC's hi ways committee, said: "We obviously very disappoini but the delay has been qi out of our control."
Work is continuing on c verting control boxes at tra signals and these will ever ally be linked to the compt giving operating assistant! a nerve centre at County H Manchester, fingertip cont.!
Cameras at major juncti. will beam back pictures monitors in the control I. and special detector loops into roadways will give v information on the length time traffic has been star nary.