Smart Work Zones – New ways of communicating with road users and managing work sites

Smart Work Zones Henry Okraglik Justin Lu Scott Benjamin Tomislav Dabic

• VicRoads’ Corporate Vision and Values- Journeys, Well-being, Productivity

Background

• Make travelling on the VicRoads’ network faster & safer for all road users- By providing road users with accurate, relevant,

contextualised real time information- Delivered through the most convenient media channel

for each user – personalised messaging- Variable Message Signs- Social Media (Facebook, Twitter)- Web, SMS, Text to Mobile

Smart Work Zones - Objectives

• Continuously collects & validates real time traffic & incident related data- From disparate multiple roadside traffic devices that

measure:- speed, volume, occupancy & classification

• Transmits this data in real time from these devices to a scalable, secure, robust Internet of Things (IoT) platform

Smart Work Zones – What it does

• Applies defined business rules based on this data to determine which real time information messages should be broadcast to whom – all from within the IoT platform

• Broadcasts real time relevant messages via multiple channels to road users both prior & during their journeys- Messages can include alternative routing, warnings,

alerts, time to destination, speed & travel time

Smart Work Zones – What it does

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Smart Work Zones – network

• Fully-automated;

• Real time;

• Reliable and credible;

• Portable i.e. Non pavement intrusive;

• Open access; and

• Able to integrate with permanent ITS infrastructure.

Smart Work Zones – Key Principles

• Pilot project on the CityLink Tullamarine Widening Project

• Intention to roll out on other VicRoads Projects statewide

Smart Work Zones – where?

Smart Work Zones – the Project Background

• Technology & vendor agnostic- Mix & match technologies of choice: old, new & future- Fosters & supports innovation

- Breaks cycle of single vendor dependence & lock-in- Enables new market entrants & new technologies

- Handles multiple disparate communications protocols

• Highly scalable & robust- Many thousands of devices, many millions of messages – all in real

time

• Highly flexible- Easily integrated with other software applications

- E.g. Geospatial, Analytics, visualisation, asset management

Smart Work Zones – Technological Benefits and Features

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Smart Work Zones – network

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Smart Work Zones – who & how• VicRoads

- ITS & Traffic Engineering- Capital funding- Project management- Leadership- Operational co-ordination

• WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff- ITS & Traffic Engineering- Software Development- Systems integration- Systems support

• Telstra- Cumulocity – IoT Platform

licences & support- Whispir –

communications/messaging platform licences & support

- Netcomm 6200 modems – with Cumulocity agents on-board

- Leadership- M2M SIM cards & data plans

• Relationship between WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff & VicRoads built on trust & respect

• Recognition & acceptance that innovation necessitates risk & the acceptance of the possibility of failure

• Traditional vendor procurement models not appropriate

Smart Work Zones – innovation through partnership

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Smart Work Zones – innovation through partnership

• Iterative approach to development- Identify & eliminate

technical risks early- Clearly defined stages

- Proof-of-Concept, Pilot, phased up-scale roll out

- ‘go’ ‘no-go’ approach at each stage

- Learn and improve

Customer Needs

Minimum Viable

Product

Feedback & Learnings

Improvement

• Short Term- Expand across VicRoads’ major projects

• Medium Term- Engage and collaborate with other road authorities

• Long Term- Leverage capabilities from all parties to expand

globally

Smart Work Zones – future

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Thank you

Questions?