Izitishi ezintsha zemozulu eziza kunceda ekulungiseleleni iindlela ezinkulu zaseNgilani kunye neendlela ze-A ebusika

I-National Highways ityale imali eyi-£15.4 yezigidi kwizikhululo zemozulu ezintsha njengoko ilungiselela ixesha lasebusika. Njengoko ubusika busondela, i-National Highways ityale imali eyi-£15.4 yezigidi kwinethiwekhi entsha yezikhululo zemozulu zanamhlanje, kuquka ukuxhasa iziseko zophuhliso, eziza kubonelela ngedatha yexesha langempela yeemeko zendlela.
Lo mbutho ulungele ixesha lasebusika apho kukho abantu abangaphezu kwama-530 abanokubasebenzisa xa kukho iimeko ezimbi kwaye malunga neetoni ezingama-280,000 zetyuwa kwiindawo zokugcina inkunkuma ezili-128 kuthungelwano lwawo.
UDarren Clark, uMphathi weSizwe ojongene nokumelana nemozulu eSevere, uthe: “Utyalo-mali lwethu ekuphuculeni izitishi zethu zemozulu yindlela yamva nje esiphuhlisa ngayo amandla ethu okuqikelela imozulu.
“Sikulungele ixesha lasebusika kwaye siza kube siphuma siphumle emini okanye ebusuku xa iindlela zifuna ukugalelwa ityuwa. Sinabo abantu, iinkqubo kunye netekhnoloji yokwazi apho kufuneka sisebenze khona kwaye siza kusebenza ukugcina abantu behamba ngokukhuselekileyo ezindleleni zethu nokuba imozulu injani na esiyifumanayo.”
Izitishi zemozulu zinezixhobo zokuhlola umoya kunye nezixhobo zokuhlola indlela ezithunyelwa kwiintambo ukusuka kwisikhululo semozulu ukuya endleleni. Ziza kulinganisa ikhephu kunye nomkhenkce, ukubonakala kwinkungu, imimoya ephezulu, izikhukula, ubushushu bomoya, ukufuma kunye nemvula ukuze kujongwe ingozi yokuhlaselwa ngamanzi.
Izitishi zemozulu zibonelela ngolwazi lwemozulu oluchanekileyo nolusebenzayo ngexesha langempela ukuze kuqikelelwe iimeko zemozulu ezinzima kwixesha elifutshane nelide.
Ukuze iindlela zihlale zikhuselekile kwaye zifikeleleka, umphezulu wendlela kunye nemozulu yomoya kufuneka zihlale zijongiwe. Iimeko zemozulu ezifana nekhephu nomkhenkce, imvula enkulu, inkungu, kunye nomoya omkhulu zinokuchaphazela ukhuseleko lwendlela ngeendlela ezininzi ezahlukeneyo. Ukubonelela ngolwazi oluthembekileyo kubalulekile kwimisebenzi yokulungisa ebusika.
Isikhululo sokuqala semozulu siza kwaziswa kwi-A56 kufutshane ne-Accrington ngomhla wama-24 ku-Okthobha kwaye kulindeleke ukuba sisebenze ngosuku olulandelayo.
IiNational Highways zikwakhumbuza abaqhubi beenqwelo-mafutha ukuba bakhumbule i-TRIP ngaphambi kohambo oluya ebusika – Ukugcwalisa: ioyile, amanzi, ukuhlamba isikrini; Ukuphumla: ukuphumla rhoqo emva kweeyure ezimbini; Ukuhlola: Hlola amatayara nezibane kwaye Lungisa: jonga indlela yakho kunye noqikelelo lwemozulu.
Izitishi zemozulu ezintsha, ezaziwa ngokuba ziZitishi ze-Environmental Sensor (ESS) zisuka kwidatha esekelwe kwisizinda efunda iimeko zemozulu kwindawo engqongileyo ukuya kwidatha esekelwe kwindlela efunda iimeko zemozulu kwindlela ethile.
Isixhobo sokujonga imozulu ngokwaso sinebhetri yokuncedisa xa umbane uphela, iseti epheleleyo yee-sensors kunye neekhamera ezimbini ezijonge phezulu nasezantsi kwendlela ukuze zibone imeko yendlela. Olu lwazi ludluliselwa kwiNational Highways' Severe Weather Information Service, yona ke eyazisa amagumbi ayo okulawula kulo lonke ilizwe.
Izinzwa zomphezulu wendlela – zifakwe ngaphakathi komphezulu wendlela, zifakelwe zigutyungelwe ngumphezulu, ezi sensor zithatha iindlela ezahlukeneyo zokulinganisa kunye nokujonga umphezulu wendlela. Zisetyenziswa kwisikhululo semozulu yendlela ukubonelela ngolwazi oluchanekileyo noluthembekileyo malunga nemeko yomphezulu (omanzi, owomileyo, obandayo, iqabaka, ikhephu, ubukho beekhemikhali/ityuwa) kunye nobushushu bomphezulu.
Izinzwa zomoya (ubushushu bomoya, ukufuma, imvula, isantya somoya, icala lomoya, ukubonakala) zibonelela ngolwazi olunokuba luncedo kakhulu kwindawo yokuhambahamba iyonke.
Izitishi zemozulu ezikhoyo zeNational Highways zisebenzisa imigca yasekhaya okanye yemodem, ngelixa izitishi zemozulu ezintsha ziza kusebenza kwi-NRTS (National Roadside Telecommunications Service).