Asunción ATMS Smart Signals

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In 2026 a councilman said Asunción's KOICA-funded smart signals worsened traffic at several crossings — even though 169 of the city's 285 intersections now run on the fiber-linked system built since 2020.

Evidence🏛️ Officialgrades the sourcing — this entry states no impact figure
what does this mean?The strongest source is the operator's or the city's own reporting — an official report, dataset or press release. It grades who did the looking — not how well the project went. All four grades →
Scale🏙️ City-wide
Cost≈$30M total programme (≈$10M direct ATMS investment)

Part of 1001 Smart Cities — 1,167 documented projects · 🏙️ Asunción city profile · 🚦 Traffic management guide · 🚲 Mobility projects

Since 2020, Asunción's Advanced Traffic Management System has linked 169 of the city's 285 intersections with radar- and camera-equipped signals on a dedicated fiber network, built with roughly $10 million in direct municipal investment plus equipment donated by South Korea's KOICA.

Live 📅 since 2020

🎓 Lesson

In July 2026 a city councilman said several ATMS-controlled crossings were moving traffic worse than before, and one 2023 equipment contract was awarded without competitive bidding as an emergency measure — a reminder that a networked signal system doesn't guarantee better flow.

Sources

↗ Municipalidad de Asunción (authority)Official city website explaining administrative transportation frameworks.
📎 Cite this project

1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Asunción ATMS Smart Signals” — Asunción, Paraguay. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/asuncion-traffic-surveillance/ (last verified 2026-08-02). Data: CC BY 4.0.

The underlying data is free to reuse with attribution — see the open data page.

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