ANPR Project

We are currently trialling the ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) technology to determine if travel times of heavy vehicles can be accurately estimated across three locations on Leach Highway. This benefits the freight industry as delivery times can therefore be calculated reliably, reducing waiting times. The ANPR cameras are located westbound at the Leach Highway intersections North Lake Road, Stock Road and Carrington Street. The trial commenced December 2009 and will run for a six month period.

ANPR Locations

A - Leach Highway / North Lake Road
B - Leach Highway / Stock Road
C - Leach Highway / Carrington Street

ANPR Benefits

As well as improving freight reliability other benefits include:

• Live monitoring of the effectiveness of traffic management schemes.
• Early warning of traffic incidents.
• Improve journey time reliability.
• Reduce disruption caused by major incidents.
• Influence road users’ decisions on route of travel based on travel time.
• Reduce the effects of congestion.

What is ANPR?

ANPR stands for Automatic Number Plate Recognition; it is a system that recognises a vehicle via the number plate. The system records the number plate and timestamps that record. When a vehicle passes two ANPR locations the number plate records are matched and the difference in timestamp is used to determine an accurate travel time.

Is ANPR a red light / speed camera?

No, the ANPR system is used to estimate travel times of a vehicle that travels from one ANPR location to another. The information gathered will not be used for enforcement and private information will not be passed on to a third party.