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PLUS TO STUDY EFFECTIVENESS OF I.T.S. SYSTEM
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Highway Authority with the
cooperation of Plus Expressways Bhd (PLUS) is studying the possibility of
implementing the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) to ensure smooth flow of
traffic at the highway toll plazas.
Works Minister Mohd Zin Mohamed said the system which used technology from
Japan and Switzerland was a continuation of the Integrated Transport
Information System (ITIS) which was now being used for the federal capital's
main roads.
He said this was also an addition to the pre-paid Touch'n Go and Smart Tag
systems which allowed drivers to continuously drive through the toll
plazas.
"The new system which is also known as the 'multilane free flow expressway'
will use the Smart Tag lane.
"However, it will only cater to drivers with a special additional unit
attached to their Smart Tag," he told Bernama after launching the ITS Associate
of Malaysia programme, here Monday.
Mohd Zin said if the system was effective, it would be implemented on all
highways, federal roads and city roads nationwide.
"At the moment, the government builds additional lanes or new highways to
solve the traffic congestion problem, but if the ITS is effective, that will no
longer be necessary.
"This is because of the advantage of the gantry installed at these lanes
and which could be raised to a higher level to allow drivers driving at a speed
of 80kph to 100kph to maintain this speed when passing through the toll plaza,"
he added.
Mohd Zin had said earlier that the ITS system would be installed at the
Batu Tiga toll plaza in Shah Alam near here.
He said it would go through a one-year trial starting Nov 30, and if
effective, it would be installed nationwide.
"The one-year period will allow us to study all aspects, including the
advantages and disadvantages of the system as well as the legal implications if
drivers flout traffic rules.
"With the current system, road users who break traffic rules can be
detected using closed-circuit television cameras placed in front of the toll
booths, but we don't know how it would be done with the new system," he
said.
-- BERNAMA
cooperation of Plus Expressways Bhd (PLUS) is studying the possibility of
implementing the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) to ensure smooth flow of
traffic at the highway toll plazas.
Works Minister Mohd Zin Mohamed said the system which used technology from
Japan and Switzerland was a continuation of the Integrated Transport
Information System (ITIS) which was now being used for the federal capital's
main roads.
He said this was also an addition to the pre-paid Touch'n Go and Smart Tag
systems which allowed drivers to continuously drive through the toll
plazas.
"The new system which is also known as the 'multilane free flow expressway'
will use the Smart Tag lane.
"However, it will only cater to drivers with a special additional unit
attached to their Smart Tag," he told Bernama after launching the ITS Associate
of Malaysia programme, here Monday.
Mohd Zin said if the system was effective, it would be implemented on all
highways, federal roads and city roads nationwide.
"At the moment, the government builds additional lanes or new highways to
solve the traffic congestion problem, but if the ITS is effective, that will no
longer be necessary.
"This is because of the advantage of the gantry installed at these lanes
and which could be raised to a higher level to allow drivers driving at a speed
of 80kph to 100kph to maintain this speed when passing through the toll plaza,"
he added.
Mohd Zin had said earlier that the ITS system would be installed at the
Batu Tiga toll plaza in Shah Alam near here.
He said it would go through a one-year trial starting Nov 30, and if
effective, it would be installed nationwide.
"The one-year period will allow us to study all aspects, including the
advantages and disadvantages of the system as well as the legal implications if
drivers flout traffic rules.
"With the current system, road users who break traffic rules can be
detected using closed-circuit television cameras placed in front of the toll
booths, but we don't know how it would be done with the new system," he
said.
-- BERNAMA
