Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaafar says PLUS will be installing 11 new Automated Awareness Safety System (AWAS) cameras at accident prone areas along the North-South Expressway. ― Picture by Mukhriz Hazim
PETALING JAYA, May 16 — Highway operator PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) will be funding the installation of 11 new Automated Awareness Safety System (AWAS) cameras at accident prone areas along the North-South Expressway (NSE).
Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaafar said the locations for installation have been identified.
“There are places that we have identified and will give more attention to. One of them is the Menora Tunnel in Ipoh that always sees accidents,” he told reporters today after witnessing the handover of 10 Honda CRV cars to the Road Transport Department (RTD) to beef up security patrols along the country’s main highway.
The deputy minister said PLUS will cover the purchase and maintenance cost of the 11 new cameras, estimated at RM3 million.
“It’s about RM3 million and it is not a one-off cost as they have to calibrate the devices once every few months, to run tests and make sure they are operating effectively and accurately,” he said.
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