New camera technology shaping the future of freight in the state’s north

Using world-frst camera technology, Transport for NSW is continuing to install machine learning traffc cameras across the state, with the state’s north to be part of the program.

The Transport for NSW trial will use new counting and classifying cameras to better understand freight movements to help reduce congestion, improve road safety outcomes, and encourage more effcient deliveries.

The new technology is seen as another tool that can be used to help manage increasing freight volumes, which are expected to increase across NSW by 28 per cent by 2036 over a 2018 baseline.

The new cameras will be installed at the following locations:

• Golden Hwy Putty Rd/Mitchell Line of Rd,

Whittingham

• New England Hwy, Liddell

• Pacifc Hwy at Raleigh, 1.5km North of Bellinger River bridge. High-defnition pictures of heavy vehicles are taken by the cameras, which are then classifed into the type of vehicle in transit and the type of cargo being transported.

This heavy vehicle traffc information will enable Transport for NSW to better understand freight movements with the aim of assisting longterm planning for the movement of goods in NSW.

The cameras are not used for enforcement or monitoring people or private vehicles.

For more information including a current list of locations: http://www. transport.nsw.gov.au/ machine-learning .