New AWAS speed camera at PLUS Bkt Beruntung – Sg Buaya southbound, KM 431.55 – tests underway

New AWAS speed camera at PLUS Bkt Beruntung – Sg Buaya southbound, KM 431.55 – tests underway

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PLUS users, take note. There will soon be a new Automated Awareness Safety System (AWAS, previously known as AES) speed camera on the Bukit Beruntung – Sg Buaya stretch of the North South Highway, southbound. The exact location is KM 431.55.

This was announced by PLUS via a recent safety announcement, saying that the ‘Day 0’ tests for site integration and calibration of the AWAS camera necessitate lane closures.

This camera will be a new Ekin Spotter machine, part of a new batch that is replacing the AES Redflex cameras, which are now over a decade old. JPJ says that the old cameras have suffered major damage and are no longer supported by the manufacturer.

New AWAS Ekin Spotter camera on the Elite Highway – click to enlarge

Already deployed on the Elite Highway, the new black pole has Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and is a modular device that not only functions as a speed camera, but also can be outfitted with modules such as a WiFi hotspot and lighting.

The AWAS camera has additionally been equipped with surveillance module that allows for 360-degree monitoring with day-and-night high-resolution imagery, JPJ says.

The government said in June 2023 that it wants to install more AWAS cameras as the authorities has been found it to be very effective, with over 99% compliance recorded, according to the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS).

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Comments

  • Nurul Izzah on Sep 12, 2024 at 11:57 am

    Anwar menang rakyat senang

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  • tricycle on Sep 12, 2024 at 2:15 pm

    Who is inside Miros.

    Basically the idiots inside Miros who proposes this wasting money device.

    If government to make more money better use saman ekor. Confirm making money.

    This one, people will slow down near the camera only, then will speed up. How much of wasteges incur on government coffers.

    Idiot Miros

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  • Derpp on Sep 12, 2024 at 3:47 pm

    Wazaer, do you job

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 5 Thumb down 0
    • Kaur coach only on Sep 13, 2024 at 1:18 pm

      Must not rely on waze 101 percent, don’t cry pama when pop-up notice “No GPS signal”

      Like or Dislike: Thumb up 1 Thumb down 2
  • pengayuhbasikal on Sep 13, 2024 at 10:42 am

    Mana ada ekin spotter….still yang lama 4 segi punya….mmg elok pasang kamera di situ…. selalu accident di situ….skrg ..dah pasang pun problem jugak….orang laju …bila sampai di situ terus tekan brake…bodo punya orang….gradually reduce speed lahh…

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  • pengayuhbasikal on Sep 13, 2024 at 10:43 am

    satu lagi….paultan..berita 12sept….alignment job…10 sept…sudah lepas ooo

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