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\section{Overview of the Current State of Technology}  \label{sec:overview}  Road traffic congestion is a recurring problem in central business districts and metropolitan areas which is brought about by daily urban migration from provinces, urban growth and infrastructural constraints \cite{Matthew_2014}. The negative impact of these factors are greatly felt most especially in developing countries, countries \cite{Jain_2012},  such a as  the Philippines. Unpredictable Similiarly, in other developing countries such as Cairo,Egypt comprising of the country's one-fifth population with 19 million inhabitants alone, the adverse effects of traffic congestion such as unpredictable  commute times, environmental pollution heighten the wear  and tear of vehicles causing environmental pollution,  fuel waste and unproductive hours stuck in traffic  are just some of its negative effects. This results to losses greater cost  in resources such as time and money making it an unattractive location for investors to do businesses \cite{nakat_herrera_cherkaoui_2014}  due to poor road network planning and traffic management \cite{Jain_2012}. \section{Research Objectives}  \label{sec:researchobjectives}