▁form ▁Trans max . ▁The ▁company ▁remains ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Government ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ▁and ▁Main ▁Ro ads . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Trans max ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Vic Ro ads ▁implemented ▁a ▁coordin ated ▁r amp ▁meter ing ▁trial ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁Victoria ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 5   km ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Mon ash ▁Fre ew ay . ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁in ▁December , ▁Vic Ro ads ▁installed ▁ST RE A MS ▁to ▁manage ▁another ▁six ▁ram ps . ▁ ▁These ▁develop ments ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁M 1 ▁Up grade ▁Project ▁that ▁continued ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁years , ▁eventually ▁winning ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁National ▁I TS ▁Australia ▁Award . ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁to ▁upgrade ▁the ▁ 7 5 - kil omet re ▁M 1 ▁Fre ew ay , ▁increased ▁the ▁capacity ▁and ▁safety ▁of ▁the ▁Mon ash ▁Fre ew ay , ▁the ▁City Link ▁T oll way ▁( S ou thern ▁Link ) ▁and ▁the ▁West ▁Gate ▁Fre ew ay ▁util ising ▁ST RE A MS ▁as ▁the ▁Integr ated ▁Control ▁System . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Trans max ▁partner ed ▁with ▁Par s ons ▁Br in cker hoff ▁to ▁trial ▁ST RE A MS ▁motor way ▁management ▁functionality ▁for ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Software ▁Architecture ▁▁ ▁ST RE A MS ▁emp lo ys ▁a ▁distributed ▁computing