Henry Okraglik, Tom Dabic. Scott Benjamin, Justin Lu

1. Smart Work Zones
Henry Okraglik
Justin Lu
Scott Benjamin
Tomislav Dabic

2. • VicRoads’ Corporate Vision and Values
- Journeys, Well-being, Productivity
Background
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3. • 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
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4. • 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
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5. • 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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6. Smart Work Zones – network
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7. • 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
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8. • Pilot project on the
CityLink Tullamarine
Widening Project
• Intention to roll out on
other VicRoads
Projects statewide
Smart Work Zones – where?
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9. Smart Work Zones – the Project Background
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10. • 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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11. Smart Work Zones – network
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12. Smart Work Zones – who & how
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• 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

13. • 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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14. Smart Work Zones – innovation through
partnership
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• 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

15. • 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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16. Thank you
Questions?
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