Mysore/Mysuru: City Traffic Police on Tuesday switched on the existing traffic signal lights at Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle (Hardinge Circle) on experimental basis to review the pros and cons of the traffic system.

Six prominent roads, namely Albert Victor Road, Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road, Mirza Road, Lokaranjan Mahal Road, Government Guest House Road and Nanjangud Road connects Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle and this Circle is always bustling with traffic from early morning till late night.

The Circle witness bumper-to-bumper traffic, especially on weekends and general holidays as visitors throng various tourist spots such as Mysore Palace, Mysuru Zoo and Jaganmohan Palace among others. Vehicular traffic and movement of pedestrians at the Circle increases five folds during Dasara.

To put brakes to speeding vehicles and also to protect the Circle, Traffic Police have installed plastic inter-lock barricades around the Circle.

At present, Traffic Police are manually maintaining vehicular traffic at the Circle. By starting the trial run of traffic signal lights on Tuesday, the Cops are reviewing the duration of the timing of the signal lights so that there would be no traffic jams. They are also reviewing traffic system at the Circle when the signal lights are switched on besides getting to know the density of vehicles and if signal lights help in controlling the traffic on the six roads connecting the Circle.