KUALA LUMPUR, 8 September 2026 (The Capital Post) – Malaysia is strengthening its smart highway infrastructure with artificial intelligence (AI), real-time monitoring and data analytics to detect incidents earlier and enable faster emergency response.
Works Minister YB Dato’ Sri Alexander Nanta Linggi on Tuesday officiated the IJM Toll Division Smart Highway Traffic Control Centre, covering the Sungai Besi Expressway (BESRAYA), New Pantai Expressway (NPE) and Kajang-Seremban Expressway (LEKAS).
The development of smart highways is guided by the Malaysia Intelligent Transport System Blueprint 2030, which incorporates AI, big data analytics, the Internet of Things (IoT), real-time travel information and integrated traffic management centres.
Through the Malaysian Highway Authority’s Traffic Management Centre (TMC LLM), traffic conditions are monitored around the clock using an integrated network of 873 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras and 278 variable message signs (VMS).
The system enables authorities to detect incidents earlier, provide information to motorists and accelerate assistance and traffic flow recovery.
The IJM Toll Division Smart Highway Traffic Control Centre integrates 144 CCTV cameras, 87 Video Incident Detection System (VIDS) units, 35 Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) units and 22 VMS units.
These systems are supported by a Digital Dashboard that consolidates real-time information to improve monitoring accuracy and enable faster, data-driven operational decisions.
AI integration and video analytics further enhance the ability to identify incidents and potential risks, allowing operational teams to assess situations and coordinate responses more effectively.
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The centre is also supported by Guard Expert Pro (GEP), an IoT-based smart highway patrol management system developed in collaboration with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).
GEP enables highway patrol operations to be monitored in real time, improving the efficiency of traffic and safety management.
According to the Malaysian Highway Road Accident Database System (MHROADS) developed by LLM, 26,675 accidents were recorded on toll highways in 2025, including 839 fatal accidents.
Human factors accounted for 85.4% of all accidents, while the remaining 14.6% involved vehicle and environmental factors.
At the same event, LLM and IJM Toll Division introduced a Virtual Reality (VR) Highway Safety Programme aimed at raising road safety awareness among schoolchildren.
According to a post on the official Facebook page of the Ministry of Works Malaysia, the initiatives support KKR and LLM’s efforts to develop smarter, more efficient and safer highway management in the country. – The Capital Post
