Philip
Mallon - Manager Intelligent Transport Systems Projects, Roads
& Traffic Authority of NSW, Sydney Australia
Dr Le Nguyen - Project Manager Liverpool
to Parramatta Transitway Intelligent Transport System, Roads &
Traffic Authority of NSW, Sydney Australia
Ross Whowell - Senior Intelligent
Transport and Information Technology Consultant and Project Manager
for APP Technology Management Pty Ltd, Sydney Australia
David Mee - Deputy Manager Intelligent
Systems Group ALSTOM, Sydney Australia
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) provides effective electronic
monitoring and management of transport systems from central locations
connecting to geometrically dispersed control and display stations.
ITS functions offer significant benefits to Bus Operators, the
Transport regulator as well as to the travelling public. In this
paper we will explore how Intelligent Transport Systems have been
provided for the Liverpool to Parramatta (bus) Transitway and
how the experiences gained during the planning, installation and
early days of passenger use have an impact on the rest of the
Transitway Network. The paper reviews the goals of the Transitway
program then focuses on strategies to allow smooth interfacing
of ITS installation and testing with the complex/disruptive heavy
civil work performed by multiple contractors at sites. Techniques
to make this happen include partnering with stakeholders and the
use of more resilient technologies such as redundant fibre optics
rings.
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