Urbii attended an informative presentation regarding Perth’s first smart freeway at Main Roads WA. We learnt that Main Roads are using a number of processes to manage real time operations of the road network including:
Network monitoring
24/7 CCTV
Bluetooth beacons
Road user information sharing
Monitoring of tunnel operations
Incident management and response
Perth’s first smart freeway is proposed on Kwinana Freeway northbound and will include:
ALR - All lanes running
LUMS - Lane Use Management System
CCTV
Variable Message Signs and Variable Speed Limits
Driver information
Real time traffic data (with feedback from road sensors)
Emergency bays
Ramp signals
Based on the information presented at the session, Main Roads WA are putting a lot of work into this system with staff have spent time interstate and overseas observing similar existing systems in other places.
More detailed information regarding Perth’s first smart freeway can be viewed on the Main Roads projects website - https://project.mainroads.wa.gov.au/home/freeways/smartfreewaykwinana/Pages/default.aspx