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Spanish company to maintain Humber Bridge toll system

Humber Bridge Board in the UK has awarded Spanish tolling systems integrator SICE the contract for maintenance of its tolling system for the next four years. The company installed the hybrid tolling system which, has two central lanes with electronic toll (multi-lane free flow or open road tolling) and traditional side lanes and fully renovated conventional side to allow users to pay either by distance tolling or at manned tollbooths SICE will carry out maintenance of the system hardware, software, ne
August 24, 2016 Read time: 1 min
Humber Bridge Board in the UK has awarded Spanish tolling systems integrator 6770 SICE the contract for maintenance of its tolling system for the next four years.

The company installed the hybrid tolling system which, has two central lanes with electronic toll (multi-lane free flow or open road tolling) and traditional side lanes and fully renovated conventional side to allow users to pay either by distance tolling or at manned tollbooths

SICE will carry out maintenance of the system hardware, software, networks and servers on site for the first year; for the next three years, maintenance will be carried out remotely.

SICE also installed and maintains the shadow tolling system on the A-13 that connects London city centre with the east of the country and the traditional tolling system on the Itchen Bridge in Southampton.

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