• The cloud-hosted Stratos UTMC solution will enable the Council to deliver a fully integrated, network-wide traffic management and control solution. 
• Replacing an existing system, Stratos will deliver a wide range of strategic and operational benefits for the Council’s traffic management team.
• The upgrade will enhance efficiency, connectivity, and data insight across the region’s traffic network. 

Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) Council has chosen Yunex Traffic’s Stratos Urban Traffic Management and Control (UTMC) solution to replace its existing UTMC solution with a more efficient, resilient and future-ready approach to network management. Following a comprehensive review of its operational needs and an extensive tender process, the Council selected Stratos for its ability to deliver immediate performance gains and enhanced control of day-to-day traffic management operations.

Jackie Davies, Senior Traffic Signal Engineer, B&NES Council, said: “Yunex Traffic’s Stratos UTMC solution offers a modern, cloud-based platform that brings our traffic management capabilities together in a single, integrated system. The system is both intuitive and future-ready and will enhance the efficiency of our day-to-day operations while providing the flexibility and data insight required to support the evolving traffic management needs across Bath & North East Somerset.”

B&NES’ new cloud-hosted Stratos platform provides a modern, intuitive environment that significantly improves how the traffic team manages the network. Key benefits include simpler and more flexible VMS legend setting, particularly for RGB signs, and a user-friendly Strategy Manager capability that supports logic and conflict checking. Integrated Count Data functionality enables pedestrian crossing sites to be automatically placed under SCOOT control, while also allowing the Council to set clear UTC and UTMC command priority levels.

The Stratos solution enhances connectivity across the network through remote handsets, browser-based access and remote firmware updates and upgrades. The core Stratos modules were fully deployed and commissioned by 31 March, with custom programming and full functionality testing scheduled for completion by 30 June, ahead of final Council acceptance.

Scalable and futureproof, the Stratos configuration selected by the council includes the Traffic Signals / Outstations module for monitoring asset status and fault data, alongside SCOOT and traffic count site data. The Environmental Data Module is connected to EarthSense air quality sensors, while the Strategy Manager supports both data driven and timetable driven strategies.

The Stratos Car Park Guidance and Variable Message Sign modules are also included, with a secure VPN linking the B&NES network to fibre-led signs and National Highways VMS legends. The system is completed with the Stratos Data Reporting and Download module, which features manual download functions and Traffic Flow Data API for feeding data to the council website.

Proven in authorities across the UK, Stratos UTMC brings all B&NES’ existing traffic management functions together under an integrated platform. By combining scalable architecture with powerful strategy management capabilities, the solution delivers a streamlined, automated and future proof approach to traffic management.

Wilke Reints, Managing Director, Yunex Traffic UK, said: “We are pleased to support Bath & North East Somerset Council in modernising its traffic management capabilities with our Stratos UTMC solution.  By moving to a cloud-hosted, fully integrated platform, the Council will benefit from greater resilience, improved operational insight and the flexibility to adapt as future network demands evolve.  This deployment reflects a shared commitment to data-driven decision-making and delivering more efficient, reliable transport network for road users.” With a wide range of interfaces, Stratos UTMC enables coordinated responses to incidents and events by linking seamlessly to multiple internal and third-party data sources

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