Q-Free awarded free flow toll extension in Portugal

Portuguese motorways operator Ascendi has awarded Q-Free a US$19 million contract for the renewal and extension of service and maintenance of several of the Ascendi multi-lane free flow toll (MLFF) concessions for a further six years. Ascendi is said to be the largest European private operator, providing automatic vehicle classification of four vehicle classes including HGVs and light passenger vehicles. The company has 128 collection points installed and processes around one million transactions per da
August 10, 2015 Read time: 1 min
Portuguese motorways operator Ascendi has awarded 108 Q-Free a US$19 million contract for the renewal and extension of service and maintenance of several of the Ascendi multi-lane free flow toll (MLFF) concessions for a further six years.
 
Ascendi is said to be the largest European private operator, providing automatic vehicle classification of four vehicle classes including HGVs and light passenger vehicles. The company has 128 collection points installed and processes around one million transactions per day.

“Ascendi operates around 130 MLFF charging points in Portugal, the majority delivered by Q-Free. We are very pleased to extend our strong relationship with Ascendi in Portugal, comments Q-free CEO, Thomas Falck.

Charging, Tolling & RUC

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Q-Free awarded contract for on board units for Portuguese toll system
    September 27, 2012
    Following their recent toll system success in Australia, Q-Free have received an order for transponders or on board units (OBUs) from Via Verde, the only tag issuer in Portugal. Q-Free has a long relationship with Via Verde, which is part of the Brisa Group. The order has a value of approximately US$1.7 million and will be supplied during 2012. Q-Free OBUs are designed to blend discreetly into the interior of any modern vehicle without obstructing the view, and support all applicable CEN 5.8 GHz DSRC protoc
    Read More
  • Traffic to flow freely over world’s widest bridge
    November 13, 2012
    Pete Goldin reports on a new Egis project in Canada, providing open road tolling operations for the widest bridge in the world. A bridge can present a bottleneck in a system of roads or it can support the smooth and unobstructed flow of traffic. Much depends on the bridge design, surrounding infrastructure and tolling system. By adding lanes and deploying open road tolling (ORT), the new Port Mann Bridge located in the metropolitan Vancouver area in British Columbia, will alleviate congestion at one of the
    Read More
  • Sanef wins Mersey Gateway Bridge Free Flow toll system
    April 28, 2014
    Sanef Group has announced the financial close of the Mersey Gateway project in the UK, after Halton Borough Council signed agreements with the Merseylink consortium for the construction and the maintenance of the new bridge and its associated toll system, as well as for the toll operation and demand management.
    Read More
  • Egis awarded Indian toll operation and maintenance contract
    April 22, 2015
    Egis has been awarded an operation and maintenance services contract for the National Highway 8D (NH-8D)in India, a 124 kilometres toll motorway connecting Jetpur (Rjkot district) and Somnath (Gir Somnath district) on the West coast of the Indian federal state of Gujarat. The motorway has two toll plazas with ten lanes each. The contract, awarded by concession company Jetpur Somnath Tollways Private Limited (JSTPL) lasts for three years (two years with one year automatic extension) and includes toll, ro
    Read More

Highlighted Content