PETALING JAYA: A total of 11 Automated Awareness Safety Systems (Awas) cameras were expected to be added at accident-prone locations along the North-South Expressway to improve road safety.
Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar said the locations would be decided after a study conducted in collaboration with several related parties including PLUS Malaysia Berhad and the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) expected to be completed this year.
“Currently there are 19 existing Awas cameras at the PLUS highway ... 11 more cameras will be installed at accident-prone locations and those with the highest accident cases.
“They will also be installed at locations that we highlighted earlier, one of which is the Menora Tunnel in Ipoh where accidents frequently occurred,“ he told reporters after witnessing the handover of 10 enforcement vehicles from PLUS to the Road Transport Department (RTD) at Persada PLUS, here today.
He said PLUS will bear the cost of the 11 units of new cameras estimated at RM3 million, in addition to the regular maintenance cost.
Meanwhile, Kamaruddin said the contribution of 10 units of Honda CRV enforcement vehicles from PLUS to RTD would be used for patrolling and enforcement duty along the PLUS highway. — Bernama
