The document provides an introduction and overview of a project that aims to reduce traffic congestion by implementing a density-based traffic control system using infrared (IR) technology and an 89C51 microcontroller. The system would track the number of vehicles on each road and adjust traffic light times accordingly, with more vehicles resulting in longer green light times. It describes the existing fixed-time system, the proposed vehicle counting system using IR sensors, and the process of adjusting light times based on vehicle density readings from the sensors.