The new experimental dynamic heavy vehicle monitoring system starts in Campania and will be active from 28 June on the A3 Napoli-Salerno motorway, on the Cava de’ Tirreni-Salerno section in both directions.
The new platform will make it possible to monitor heavy traffic and compliance with weight limits in real time. This monitoring system, developed by MOVYON for Società Autostrade Meridionali, integrates detection and alerting algorithms with hardware elements such as state-of-the-art cameras and a dynamic weighing technology, consisting of steel plates fixed into the asphalt and equipped with fibre optic sensors, capable of calculating the weight of individual vehicles in transit.
In accordance with the guidelines of the Protocol signed by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility (MIMS) and the Società Autostrade Meridionali, the system checks all vehicles in transit, identifying and automatically signalling those exceeding the parameters estimated by the team from the Federico II University of Naples.
When a vehicle with a weight exceeding these parameters is detected, the device communicates the vehicle’s credentials to the central system in real time. If, despite the alerts sent via the variable message signs, the reported vehicle remains on the motorway, the “inhibition to transit” procedure is triggered. This involves notifying the control room and informing the Traffic Police, who will escort the vehicle to the nearest exit.
The technology is present on the following sections of the A3: southbound carriageway, between the Nocera Sud junction and Salerno (from Km 36+400 to Km 51+700), and northbound carriageway between the Salerno and Cava dé Tirreni junctions (from Km 51+700 to Km 42+800); Cava dé Tirreni, Vietri sul Mare and Salerno junctions.
The system implemented by MOVYON is part of the technological innovation path initiated by the Autostrade per l’Italia Group in order to manage motorway infrastructure with maximum efficiency and safety. The platform was developed through an ongoing collaboration with MIMS and with the technical and academic contribution of the Federico II University.