• Bristol City Council has become the latest UK authority to select Yutraffic FUSION real-time adaptive traffic control technology by Yunex Traffic.  
• Yutraffic FUSION will deliver an efficient and reliable transport network for all road users, while aligning with the council’s goals to promote active travel.  
• Enabling active travel to be prioritised, Yutraffic FUSION will help the council promote more sustainable mobility and deliver enhanced health and wellbeing. 

Bristol City Council has selected Yunex Traffic’s adaptive traffic control solution Yutraffic FUSION to optimise traffic flow and support more sustainable transport across the city. Developed with Transport for London, Yutraffic FUSION is a real-time, multimodal traffic management solution that models and optimises the needs of all road users, including pedestrians, cyclists, public transport and emergency vehicles. The system is proven to improve network efficiency, reduce congestion and improve air quality, delivering healthier, more sustainable and more efficient transport networks.  

With a need to support the city’s growing population and to invest in and promote active travel, Bristol City Council is committed to responsibly and sustainably invest in a transport infrastructure that supports its vibrant local centres and neighbourhoods, and connects them all to an attractive and thriving city centre. All of which will enhance Bristol’s reputation as one of the UK’s most attractive cities to visit, and to live, work and study in.   

The Yutraffic FUSION solution will provide the council with sophisticated traffic modelling and prediction that is iteratively refined in a digital twin before implementation, delivering improved overall journey times for all detected road users. Yutraffic FUSION enables any transport modes to be prioritised, with the system’s multimodal control allowing the relative weighting given to buses, cars, lorries, ambulances, pedestrians, bicycles etc. to be configured for individual nodes and links.  

In terms of supporting active travel, once the appropriate active travel infrastructure is in place, the new system can be used by the signal engineers in the Bristol Operations Centre to prioritise certain modes of transport (depending on policy choices) – for example bus gates and segregated cycling facilities.  

Wilke Reints, Managing Director of Yunex Traffic in the UK, said: “We’re proud to support Bristol City Council with the deployment of Yutraffic FUSION, with the system aligning perfectly with its goals to prioritise more sustainability and active travel, while delivering reduced congestion, improved journey times and a more reliable network for all road users, the majority of whom still travel in cars. 

“This intelligent system, which is at the forefront of adaptive control technology and thinking, will help the city meet its transport needs today and into the future, and help promote healthier, more sustainable mobility for all.” 

Councillor Ed Plowden, Chair of Bristol City Council’s Transport and Connectivity Committee, said: “Using Yutraffic FUSION will help us to manage our roads more intelligently. This system brings together real time data from across the city so we can respond quickly to congestion and keep traffic moving safely and efficiently. It’s a practical step towards reducing delays, improving air quality, and making travel smoother for everyone.”  

Continuously monitoring approaching traffic and effectively managing the often-competing demands of cars, pedestrians, cyclists, HGVs, buses and taxis, Yutraffic FUSION provides a highly configurable, future-proof platform designed to support and empower local authorities. Delivered by Yunex Traffic, the system benefits from secure and resilient cloud infrastructure, with continuous monitoring and regular updates ensuring optimal performance.  

Already proven in deployments across the UK and internationally, Yutraffic FUSION enhances networks’ efficiency, with its intuitive, industry-leading graphical user interface enabling seamless control and configuration. All of which is achieved without the disruption typically caused by large-scale infrastructure schemes. 

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