TEMPORARY traffic cameras erected by Roads and Maritime Services on arterial roads around the city have been causing a stir, with police receiving inquiries from concerned drivers wanting to know what they are.
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The cameras, which are in a number of locations, including the Eglinton Road, Bradwardine Road and the Mitchell Highway, near the Bathurst Jail, are part of a traffic counting exercise underway by the RMS.
The cameras capture the number plate, whether it is a light or heavy vehicle and time recorded at each survey site. The number plates are matched to provide trip and time matrices.
A spokesperson for the RMS said a range of survey methods are being used during the traffic data collection in Bathurst including counting the number of vehicles travelling through an intersection at 45 locations, queue length surveys at seven locations, traffic count tubes at seven locations and origin destination surveys at 34 locations.
The spokesperson said the roadside data collection is studying peak travel times in the morning and afternoon at key locations and there will be no impact to motorists.
They said a specialist traffic counting company has been engaged to carry out the surveys.
“A significant part of this task involves a range of traffic data collection activities right across the transport network to capture natural traffic movements in and through Bathurst.
“During the survey period Bathurst residents should make all of their usual trips at the same time as they normally would.”
Other data collection sites in the region include Cow Flat Road, Trunkey Road and the Great Western Highway.
