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Q-Free picks up seven-year Vegfinans toll deal

Contract begins in January 2024 with Norwegian regional road operator
By Adam Hill May 16, 2023 Read time: 1 min
Work covers service and maintenance for 23 toll stations (© Szefei | Dreamstime.com)

Q-Free has won a $2.5m contract with Norwegian regional toll operator Vegfinans - it follows a frame agreement that the companies have had since 2020.

The contract will go live on 1 January 2024, and involves service and maintenance for seven years of a total of 23 toll stations in the eastern part of the country.

Q-Free will replace the existing supplier in six of these stations.

This contract is the eleventh signed by Q-Free in Norway in the past 18 months, the company says - and the second with Vegfinans.

Vegard Thomassen, VP Norway and Denmark operations, said the project has "a very tight timeline for delivery". 

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