GOOD PRACTICE

Montevideo
  • New mobility

Montevideo Moves Fordward

As part of the programme, two sub-projects stand out: Montevideo Lights up and Montevideo in Real Time.

OBJECTIVES

The project involves mobility, environmental and urban design works that promote job creation through investment and construction of new infrastructure in the city. Two sub-projects stand out as part of the programme: “Montevideo Lights Up” and “Montevideo in Real Time”.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIONS CARRIED OUT

Montevideo Lights Up, is the City Council’s large-scale lighting programme. The city renews and expands its lighting with efficient technology, in balance with the environment, with more habitable, enjoyable and safe spaces.

Montevideo in Real Time consists, first, on the availability of a live map, with the possibility of visualising in real time different devices: buses with GPS, IoT sensors, etc. On the other hand, the aim is to reduce traffic congestion situations at points identified as critical and with a high impact on mobility through different road infrastructure interventions, thanks to the data collected with different types of devices.

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

From the beginning of the implementation of the project, meetings were held with the neighbours of the different areas to inform them about both subprojects, listen to them and involve them in the actions. The whole process of lighting replacement and congestion information can be viewed in real time through the Montevideo Observatory. (https://montevidata.montevideo.gub.uy/observatorio-montevideo-se-ilumina) and https://congestionvial.montevideo.gub.uy/).

MAIN RESULTS ACHIEVED

Montevideo Lights Up includes the replacement of 70,000 luminaires with LED technology in the streets of the different neighbourhoods (80% of the luminaires by June 2023), 14,000 in the main avenues and the recovery of squares and parks. It also includes management software for these luminaires. Better lighting improves safety, accessibility, and coexistence.

Within the framework of Montevideo in Real Time, a web application has been published that allows the visualisation of information on the state of traffic in Montevideo over the last 15 days, with the aim of reducing, through different road infrastructure interventions, traffic congestion situations at points identified as critical and with a high impact on mobility thanks to the data collected with different devices.