KUALA LUMPUR: Highway safety enforcement is adopting a "whole-of-government" approach, uniting key enforcement agencies to tackle traffic violations and streamline emergency responses through automated technology, says Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.
Nanta announced the integrated initiative on Tuesday (Sept 8) during the launch of the Smart Highway Traffic Control Centre at the Besraya Traffic Monitoring Centre in Loke Yew.
The system can detect incidents of vehicles travelling against the flow of traffic, illegal lane changes, traffic congestion and illegal stopping or parking.
It can also monitor rubbish dumping, illegal advertising banners, posters and signboards, as well as provide early flood warnings.
Other features include detecting potholes and road damage, liquid spills, vehicle breakdowns, pedestrian presence and automatically counting and categorising vehicles.
Nanta said the system currently could not issue traffic summonses directly to offenders, but data and footage captured could be used by police to assist enforcement.
“Direct automated ticketing may be implemented in the future,” he said.
He added that emergency response times for the Highway Authority patrol teams have been reduced to eight to 10 minutes from 15 minutes previously, he said.
“The new system uses automated real-time alerts and alarms to dispatch help instantly,” he said.
