Abstract:Cell Transmission Model is used to construct the urban intersection traffic flow model,several traffic performance index calculation methods are mentioned.Cell transmission model(CTM) is embedded in the algorithm to replace the traditional object function,and the(nonedominated sorted genetic algorithmⅡ,NSGAⅡ) is implemented to solve the multiobject optimization problem.Analysis of the algorithm and comparison between CTM plus NSGA II and other signal timing algorithm are made through an example verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.