Perth’s first Smart Freeway is now open, improving motorist's driving experience northbound on the Kwinana Freeway.
Kwinana Freeway northbound, from Roe Highway to the Narrows Bridge, previously experienced severe congestion and stop-start conditions. Traditional widening wasn’t possible in this constrained area, so Main Roads WA created Perth’s first Smart Freeway by converting the emergency lane into an additional traffic lane. By installing smart technologies that help their staff manage traffic on the freeway and entry ramps, Main Roads WA has been able to reduce congestion, increase safety and improve travel times. In this webinar, Tony Earl, Executive Director Network Operations and Matthew Prindiville, Congestion Program Manager will provide an overview of the project and the operational considerations given to maximise performance, the technologies chosen, and transitioning it all to operations.
This webinar will also feature an update on ITS Australia’s activities and opportunities from Chief Executive, Susan Harris.
Recording
Panellists
Tony Earl
Executive Director, Network Operations / Main Roads Western Australia
Tony is responsible for leading the team based at Perth’s State of the Art Road Network Operations Centre (RNOC) at Main Roads Western Australia to optimise the performance of the State road network to facilitate safe and reliable movement of people and goods, with a focus on reducing delay and the cost of congestion in the metropolitan area. His extensive knowledge and experience through 44 years of dealing with road network performance improvement, 38 of those years working for Transport for London, is a great asset in addressing the issue of congestion in Perth.
Matthew Prindiville
Congestion Program Manager, Network Operations / Main Roads Western Australia
Since joining Main Roads Western Australia Matthew has been involved in various transport projects, working in program and project management, strategy development and people transformation. Congestion management projects led by him include the expansion of the Incident Response Service in the Perth Metropolitan area, and the introduction of Yellow Box Intersection pavement markings to Perth. Recently Matthew successfully led to completion the Operational Readiness component for Perth’s first Smart Freeway.
Susan Harris
Chief Executive Officer / ITS Australia
As Chief Executive of ITS Australia, and with an extensive career in transport strategy, Susan is ideally placed at the intersection of technology and transport. Supported by strong connections to the international ITS community and the global network of ITS Associations, Susan works tirelessly advocating for the benefits of transport technologies for business and for the broader Australian community.
Susan is highly regarded for her roles supporting the growth and innovation of the nation’s transport technology industries. She works across a number of industry advisory groups and is a regular advisor to the State and Federal Governments, and their Ministers, on transport technology and mobility issues.