There are more than 400 VicRoads traffic surveillance cameras available for Traffic Management Centre (TMC) staff to identify incidents on the
road network. Staff also have access to cameras from other traffic stakeholders such as CityLink and EastLink, taking the total number of cameras used to monitor the network to more than 1,000 cameras.
TMC staff also use this technology to respond to public concerns, assist the media with traffic reports, and monitor congestion and roadworks.
VicRoads currently provides 40 CCTV images to the VicRoads website, the mobile traffic website and the VicRoads iPhone application called 'VicTraffic'. These images are provided by cameras placed at strategic locations across the network and are designed to provide users with an image every two minutes of current traffic conditions at that location. The still images, provided in near real-time, provide users improved information to allow them to plan their trip before travelling.