Supporting new technologies
Our smart freeways are playing their part to support new vehicle technologies, with sensors embedded along the roadway and ramps, incident detection radars, thermal CCTV cameras, stopped vehicles detection and Lane Use Management Systems.
The vehicle industry and regulators are still working through how these vehicles should operate with one another and with driven vehicles.
We aim to create road environments that can support the use of such technologies as they evolve.
Main Roads is keeping abreast of the most modern available technologies to keep our freeways safer and reduce congestion.
The cameras and technology on our smart freeways are used to manage the traffic conditions.
Main Roads does not enforce the road rules and penalties — that’s undertaken by the Western Australia Police Force.