Dhaka, March 15 -- The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) plans to bring the country's highways under a round-the-clock monitoring system following the successful introduction of the intelligent transport system (ITS) on the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga corridor.

Officials said the entire 55-kilometre Dhaka-Mawa expressway is now under extensive ITS coverage, enabling the highway police to track vehicles exceeding speed limits and helping reduce road accidents.

They said CCTV cameras, vehicle detection systems (VDS), variable message signs (VMS) and speed enforcement systems have been installed on the expressway under the ITS framework.

These technologies allow authorities to conduct real-time monitoring, proactive traffic management and improve...