A city just outside of Edmonton is looking into whether it wants to make changes to how some of its traffic lights operate.<\/p>\n
The City of Spruce Grove announced yesterday that a\u00a0traffic signal optimization program along Highway 16A and Jennifer Heil Way will be brought forward for Spruce Grove City Council\u2019s consideration as part of the Spring Budget Adjustment (SBA).\u00a0<\/p>\n
During a Feb. 9 meeting, Council received an update\u00a0on a pilot project that used technology from a company called\u00a0NoTraffic\u00a0to gather traffic data along Jennifer Heil Way at the intersections of Grove Drive and Hawthorne Gate.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Data from the pilot project, which began in April 2025 and ran until New Year\u2019s Eve, provided\u00a0valuable insight on areas including driver\u00a0behaviour, traffic flow and volumes, corridor efficiency, and signal coordination.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With the scope of the pilot limited to proof of detection and feature demonstration, rather than full signal optimization, key objectives included:<\/p>\n
Validating detection accuracy at the two intersections.
\nAssessing the quality and usability of traffic and safety data outputs.
\nDemonstrating system features such as conflict alerts, near-miss reporting, and event
\nlogging.
\nEstablishing a baseline understanding of how AI detection could integrate with Spruce
\nGrove\u2019s existing traffic management systems and framework.<\/p>\n
Preliminary findings confirmed that the system successfully identified multiple modes of travel and generated usable volume and safety data. While optimization was not part of this trial, the pilot provided valuable insight into detection reliability and the potential role of AI-based platforms in supporting future signal management strategies.<\/p>\n