Transport for NSW – Major Traffic Corridor Monitoring Case Study
Transport for NSW (TfNSW) was requiring visibility of the Heavy Vehicles driving along the motorways, particularly in Regional NSW. Heavy vehicles pose damage threats to motorways as well as structural integrity risks to bridges along NSW roads.
The Problem
Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) alongside the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) released an initiative that considers Heavy Vehicles exceeding certain dimensions as Restricted Access Vehicles (RAV). Heavy vehicles pose damage threats to NSW motorways, particularly in Regional NSW inclusive of structural integrity risks to roads and bridges across NSW. As a result of this concern, TfNSW released compliance rules and infringements at which Heavy Vehicles were required to adhere to.
However, the initiative requires a method to track and enforce non-compliance across a high volume of Vehicles per day. Data collection is required in order to develop sufficient Transport Corridors that are viable for Heavy Vehicle movement to to maintain longevity of all NSW roads and ensure safer roads in the long run.
Read more about Transport for NSW – Restricted Access Heavy Vehicles.
The Solution
In response, Sensor Dynamics was engaged to undertake the responsibility of collecting Heavy Vehicle data and providing an easy to access portal to view daily Heavy Vehicle Analytics. The solution inhabits an AI-driven platform that is capable of real-time data collection using self-sustaining power sources such as solar power for deployment in rural locations. Across the duration of the project, the result ended up being deployed all across NSW and was established as Traffic AI. As a result, TfNSW is able to collect the percentage of heavy vehicles that are passing through each point.
All data processing occurs on an edge device and is securely transmitted via enterprise-grade 4G or Starlink satellite systems. Collected data is securely hosted at Sensor Dynamics Data Centres and shared with TfNSW. The Sensor Dynamics enterprise backend provides real-time visibility into heavy vehicle traffic movements and is displayed on custom-designed Power BI dashboards and reports.
From the implementation of the Traffic AI solution, TfNSW has been able to determine and implement accurate heavy vehicle transport corridors. These routes are designed to restrict the access to certain routes that contain bridges and roads with limited load-bearing capacity.
Key Features
- 76 Traffic AI Rigs across NSW
- First use of Starlink Satellite Communications in Australia for real-time data transmission in regional locations.
- Introduction of AI-driven Dangerous Goods Detection—a first in Australia.
- Fully managed Solution-as-a-Service (SaaS) inclusive of deployment, management, and maintenance of all Traffic AI units.
- Real-time dashboards and reporting
- Capturing 1–2 million vehicle movements per week across all devices.
