In a written reply, transport minister Loke Siew Fook said the sum is spent on servicing and maintaining the cameras and back office system, as well as printing of Awas fines.

In January, The Edge reported that Infomina Bhd had secured a three-year contract worth RM22.35 million from the road transport department (JPJ) to provide maintenance and support for Awas.

According to the company, the contract covers back-end application, data centre infrastructure, disaster recovery systems, network infrastructure, and communication systems.

Loke said the system has managed to increase drivers compliance with road regulations.

“Based on studies conducted by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research, the Awas cameras increased compliance by up to 99% in locations they were set up,” he said.

He was responding to Hasnizan Harun (PN-Hulu Selangor), who wanted to know the amount spent to implement and maintain the Automated Enforcement System (AES).

The AES was rolled out in 2012 to reduce speeding and red-light violations before it was replaced by Awas five years later.