Paikuse got his first traffic light
TRAFFEST installed the very first traffic light in Paikuse at the crossing near the Paikuse school. The purpose of the traffic light is to ensure safer road crossing, as around 8000 cars drive on the Pärnu-Tori road every day. The traffic lights are also equipped with challenge buttons, which allows pedestrians to cross the road
Read moreOn the Pärnu-Uulu section VMS signs were activated based on road weather station data
🌦️ Today, variable message signs installed by TRAFFEST started operating on the new Pärnu-Uulu 2+2 section of the Tallinn-Pärnu-Ikla road. The VMS signs allow drivers to be informed about road and traffic conditions and to adapt speed limits according to the situation, ensuring greater road safety. The installed signs receive real-time information via the central
Read moreClosure of Kanama viaduct: TRAFFEST traffic lights help to keep traffic flowing smoothly
📢 The Kanama viaduct will be closed from 4 November for reconstruction works. 🚦 TRAFFEST has installed two temporary traffic lights intersections on the Tallinn-Pärnu highway, one before and one after the viaduct. They will help to smooth traffic flow until the temporary traffic management is completed next spring. The fully reconstructed viaduct is scheduled
Read moreIn Tartu, the Riia-Kalevi intersection and the Küüni street crossing now have the long-awaited new traffic light systems
🚦 On Sunday, 27 October, the Riia-Ülikooli-Kalevi intersection and the Küüni street crossing platform systems finally got a new look in the centre of Tartu. After a long wait, the old traffic lights have been replaced with modern and safer solutions. The work, carried out by the TRAFFEST team in an efficient manner and without
Read morePärnu is testing a new solution: a cyclist sign on the road surface
🌞 The City of Pärnu and Tehnopol conducted the innovation competition “Pärnu Innovation Fund 2023” at the end of 2023, where one of the winners was TRAFFEST’s project “Smart Traffic Detection”. The project, which was completed in July 2024, will test a novel technology in Pärnu’s Mai tn1 – artificial intelligence-trained thermal cameras will detect
Read moreTartu bike counters show impressive numbers even after the high season
🧮 This year, the 10 bike counters installed by TRAFFEST in the city of Tartu have counted more than 1.3 million riders, but the largest flow of cyclists passes by Turusilla – a total of 287 827 riders. Close on their heels are the counters near the Riia Street railway viaduct, confirming that this is
Read more📢 On the radio: Viljar Nurme, head of Traffest, talks about how to make transport in Estonia smarter with the help of IT
Äripäeva raadio programme series “Business and Technology”, produced in cooperation with ITL, talked about intelligent transport systems: what they are, Estonia’s opportunities in this field, the challenges of smart mobility and global trends. In the studio, these questions were opened by Viljar Nurme, the head of TRAFFEST, who has also been involved in the ITS
Read moreCall to vote!
The SMART E67 project, carried out with the participation of TRAFFEST, has been selected as one of the 25 finalists out of 262 projects in the CONNECTED EUROPE category of the REGIOSTARS 2024 competition. With your vote, we can make this joint Estonian-Latvian innovation project stand out even more🤗 🗳️ Vote and check out the
Read moreThe intersection of Riia and Kalevi streets in the city of Tartu with the old school traffic lights will get a new look this fall
The intersection of Riia and Kalevi Streets in the city of Tartu will finally get new and modern traffic lights. Although the replacement of the traffic lights was supposed to take place a couple of years ago, the time has finally come. TRAFFEST will carry out the renovation work, ensuring smoother and safer traffic. PS.
Read moreJaama -Sõpruse -Põhja intersection in Tartu reopened to traffic from now on
In the city of Tartu, a large and important project undertaking has been underway for a year- the reconstruction and expansion of Põhja puiestee and Museum Road. In the spring, the construction works reached the Põhja puistee and from 1 April the Jaama tn – Sõpruse pst – Põhja pst intersection was also closed to
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