Testing robo cones for work zone safety
21 May 2019
Robotic self-wheeling traffic cones and
smart rumble strips will be trialled on
CityLink to help boost safety
for people working in live traffic, in a new initiative developed with
Telstra.
Remote-controlled robotic traffic cones will be tested and if successful
would remove the need for
road workers to manually place or move cones
when setting up or taking down road works or emergency zones in live
traffic.
Sensors will also be used on traffic cones and rumble strips to test the
ability to communicate in real-time with workers via a wearable device
such as a vest, which would light up, vibrate and sound an alarm when a
vehicle enters the worksite, so they can get out of danger.
Transurban Group Executive
Victoria and Strategy, Wes Ballantine, said
the trial will commence by the end of the year and will be done during
routine maintenance closures of the Burnley and Domain tunnels to manage
safety in a controlled environment.
“Road workers can be vulnerable in live traffic and we currently have
10,000 people working to build new roads and more lanes on our projects
across the country who all deserve to get home safely,” he said.
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