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California tolls again for Vinci in $73m deal

France-based tolling specialist Vinci has won a seven-year tolling contract renewal in California.
By Mike Woof February 18, 2020 Read time: 1 min
Vinci Highways has operated the 91 Express Lanes, in the greater Los Angeles area, since 1995 (© Chon Kit Leong | Dreamstime.com)

The $73 million deal involves building a new back office system for Orange County Transportation Authority and Riverside County Transportation Commission near Los Angeles.

Vinci Highways will provide and operate the system and a customer service centre for the 91 Express Lanes, a 29km link connecting Anaheim and Corona. The firm won the deal through its subsidiary Cofiroute USA. 

TollPlus, a company in which Vinci acquired a strategic stake in 2016, will provide a modern back office system with new features.

The firm says that this will allow transaction management and improve financial performance. It will be able to handle more than 150,000 accounts and 37 million trips per year.
 

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