• Reflects the growing adoption of Yunex Traffic’s Plus+ distributed traffic control system
• 1,000th controller to be deployed in Glasgow, as part of the city’s first Plus+ Advantage installation
• Plus+ Advantage enables faster, lower cost upgrades with reduced disruption

Yunex Traffic has shipped its 1,000th Plus+ traffic signal controller from its UK manufacturing facility in Poole, marking a major milestone in the rollout of its next generation distributed traffic control technology.

The shipment of the 1,000th Plus+ controller underlines Yunex Traffic’s continued investment in UK-based innovation and manufacturing, as well as the increasing demand for more resilient, efficient, and sustainable traffic signal infrastructure.

Wilke Reints, Managing Director Yunex Traffic UK, said: “Reaching 1,000 Plus+ controllers is a significant milestone for Yunex Traffic and a clear reflection of the confidence that customers across the UK have in this next-generation technology.
Plus+ represents a fundamental shift in how traffic signals are being delivered – reducing disruption, improving resilience, and supporting more sustainable infrastructure. With it’s first Plus+ Advantage deployment, Glasgow is now at the forefront of this innovation, delivering tangible benefits to its residents and road users.”

A step-change in traffic signal control

At the heart of Plus+ is a distributed architecture, where intelligence is embedded throughout the junction rather than centralised in a single controller cabinet. This approach delivers a range of benefits for local authorities and road users.

Key benefits include:

• Reduced cabling and simpler infrastructure, with significantly fewer and lighter cables required.
• Faster, safer installation, with less on-street work required.
• Enhanced resilience, with the ability to maintain operation even if damaged.
• Operational continuity, through features such as hot-swappable components and automatic recovery.

By distributing intelligence across the junction, Plus+ ensures that individual components can continue operating independently, helping to keep traffic moving, during maintenance or unexpected events.

Enabling innovation with Plus+ Advantage

The Glasgow deployment will also mark the city’s first use of Plus+ Advantage, an innovative solution that transforms how junction upgrades are delivered.

By using the final installed Plus+ equipment during the construction phase, the need for temporary traffic signals is eliminated.
This approach delivers significant benefits:

• Lower project cost and complexity, by removing temporary traffic management requirements.
• Reduced disruption to road users, with continuous signal operation throughout installation.
• Lower carbon emissions, through reduced equipment use and shorter installation programmes.
• Maintained UTC connectivity, even during construction, always enabling coordinated traffic control.

By leveraging the distributed design, the Plus+ system can remain live throughout deployment, with equipment simply transferred from temporary to permanent positions as works progress.

Supporting smarter, more sustainable cities

As cities face increasing pressure to improve network performance, while reducing congestion and environmental impact, solutions such as Plus+ and Plus+ Advantage are playing a key role in enabling:

• More efficient project delivery
• Reduced road congestion during works
• Lower installation costs and carbon footprint
• Greater resilience and reliability in traffic signal operation

The Glasgow deployment represents a significant step forward in modernising urban traffic infrastructure, demonstrating how UK-designed and manufactured solutions can deliver smarter, more resilient, and more sustainable transport networks.

Yunex Traffic has shipped its 1,000th Plus⁺ traffic signal controller from its UK manufacturing facility in Poole, marking a major milestone in the rollout of its next generation distributed traffic control technology.

The shipment of the 1,000th Plus⁺ controller underlines Yunex Traffic’s continued investment in UK-based innovation and manufacturing, as well as the increasing demand for more resilient, efficient, and sustainable traffic signal infrastructure. 

Wilke Reints, Managing Director Yunex Traffic UK, said: “Reaching 1,000 Plus⁺ controllers is a significant milestone for Yunex Traffic and a clear reflection of the confidence that customers across the UK have in this next-generation technology. 

Plus⁺ represents a fundamental shift in how traffic signals are being delivered – reducing disruption, improving resilience, and supporting more sustainable infrastructure.  With it’s first Plus⁺ Advantage deployment, Glasgow is now at the forefront of this innovation, delivering tangible benefits to its residents and road users.”

A step-change in traffic signal control

At the heart of Plus⁺ is a distributed architecture, where intelligence is embedded throughout the junction rather than centralised in a single controller cabinet.  This approach delivers a range of benefits for local authorities and road users.

Key benefits include:

• Reduced cabling and simpler infrastructure, with significantly fewer and lighter cables required. 
• Faster, safer installation, with less on-street work required.
• Enhanced resilience, with the ability to maintain operation even if damaged. 
• Operational continuity, through features such as hot-swappable components and automatic recovery. 

By distributing intelligence across the junction, Plus⁺ ensures that individual components can continue operating independently, helping to keep traffic moving, during maintenance or unexpected events. 

Enabling innovation with Plus⁺ Advantage

The Glasgow deployment will also mark the city’s first use of Plus⁺ Advantage, an innovative solution that transforms how junction upgrades are delivered. 

By using the final installed Plus⁺ equipment during the construction phase, the need for temporary traffic signals is eliminated. 

This approach delivers significant benefits:

• Lower project cost and complexity, by removing temporary traffic management requirements. 
• Reduced disruption to road users, with continuous signal operation throughout installation. 
• Lower carbon emissions, through reduced equipment use and shorter installation programmes.
• Maintained UTC connectivity, even during construction, always enabling coordinated traffic control. 

By leveraging the distributed design, the Plus⁺ system can remain live throughout deployment, with equipment simply transferred from temporary to permanent positions as works progress. 

Supporting smarter, more sustainable cities

As cities face increasing pressure to improve network performance, while reducing congestion and environmental impact, solutions such as Plus⁺ and Plus⁺ Advantage are playing a key role in enabling:

• More efficient project delivery
• Reduced road congestion during works
• Lower installation costs and carbon footprint
• Greater resilience and reliability in traffic signal operation

The Glasgow deployment represents a significant step forward in modernising urban traffic infrastructure, demonstrating how UK-designed and manufactured solutions can deliver smarter, more resilient, and more sustainable transport networks. 

 

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