Transport for NSW has launched a new live traffic website giving drivers across NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and the ACT a one-stop shop for road disruption information.
Minister for Roads, Andrew Constance said the Live Traffic NSW website would help drivers avoid congestion by showing the impact of fire, flood, snow, roadworks, and crashes on roads across five jurisdictions.
“We’re very proud that Transport for NSW has brought together different Government Agencies to provide more information to communities during an emergency situation and drivers travelling interstate,” Mr Constance said
Mr Constance said the website was optimised for mobile, tablet and desktop, and users could explore a map and list of incidents or input a journey to discover incidents on their route which may impact their travel.
Minister for Regional Roads, Paul Toole said this was the first time a Transport Agency had been able to consolidate multiple data feeds into one government platform, with about 1,500 incidents across five jurisdictions taking place on any given day.
“In the last year alone, regional NSW has been hit by unprecedented challenges of drought, bushfires, flood and now COVID-19,” Mr Toole said.
“This new service will allow locals, as well as tourists, to better plan how they move around the regions,” he said.
Mr Toole said the NSW Transport Management Centre and its interstate counterparts published information first-hand from emergency services and front line staff, which made Live Traffic NSW more accurate, timely and reliable than information published by third party services.
Live Traffic NSW can be accessed at this PS News link.
