New South Wales drivers are calling for flooded local roads to be added to the Live Traffic app amid road safety concerns and confusion.
abc.net.au/news/live-traffic-nsw-criticised-for-omitting-local-flooded-roads/101632388Drivers across southern New South Wales fear they are at risk of encountering flood waters due to a traffic app failing to list local road closures.The state government hopes to include all local roads on the app by 2024Live Traffic NSW tracks road closures across the state, but only shows data on state owned or managed roads.
For flood-impacted communities in the other 106 LGAs, it means dozens of closed local roads are only listed on council websites, creating confusion among drivers. "That is an issue because people are relying on the advice they hear, and then they're going and confidently using Live Traffic which is putting them at risk and others at risk," she said.Nearly 50 roads were closed in Wagga Wagga due to major flooding of the Murrumbidgee River last week, but motorists checking Live Traffic only saw a handful of closures marked along the state highways.
"Councils who do wish to utilise the technology are required to be trained in the system to be able to use it effectively," he said.
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