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NSW switches on latest smart motorway

The new smart motorway in Sydney's CBD is set to make journeys easier for 130,000 motorists each day, including truck drivers

The New South Wales and federal governments have officially switched on Sydney’s Western Distributor, opening the nation’s latest smart motorway.

The Western Distributor, used by 130,000 motorists per day, now features similar smart technology signage seen on the M4 Motorway. Current data suggests the M4 Motorway now has reduced travel times of 20 per cent and a quarter less crashes since the smart signage was installed in 2021.

The technology provides motorists with real-time digital information, including speed limit changes and safety messages, in response to congestion and incidents for a safer and more consistent journey.

“It is a critical part of the Sydney road network which makes it the right place to deploy the smartest technology to help keep traffic flowing,” NSW roads minister John Graham says.

“This technology has a proven track record of reducing travel times but also reducing crashes.

“When an incident happens this system reacts immediately which should ensure that time lost to delays is reduced. We all want more time at home and with family and less time looking at the brake lights of the car in front.”

The digital system is set to clear incidents leading to traffic issues at a faster rate, particularly along the critical corridor between the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney CBD and Anzac Bridge.

A series of 19 new gantries and four existing gantries along 5.5 kilometres between Anzac Bridge and Sydney Harbour Bridge now include automatic incident detection technology, vehicle detection technology, CCTV coverage and variable and static message signs.

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