Kuwait orders Jenoptik TraffiPoles for speed enforcement

More than 100 systems included in deal worth 'in the mid-single-digit million euro range'
By Adam Hill June 24, 2024 Read time: 2 mins
The TraffiPole housing has been developed for use in hot climates (© Jenoptik)

The Traffic Department of Kuwait has ordered more than 100 of Jenoptik's TraffiPole housings equipped with systems to enforce red light, speeding and other moving vehicle offences, such as illegal turns.

Jenoptik has worked in the Middle East for decades. With local partner First Joint Group, it aims to deliver the systems to Kuwait in the third quarter of the year in a contract worth "in the mid-single-digit million euro range".

The deal includes site surveys, installation, hardware and technical training. "We have been supplying the country with systems for 25 years to enhance road safety," says Tobias Deubel, head of Jenoptik’s Smart Mobility Solutions division.

"By choosing our newest systems, Kuwait is one of the first countries to seize the opportunity to reduce accidents at intersections in a very sustainable way.”

TraffiPole has been developed for use in hot climates, with a natural air-cooling system ensuring that all components work accurately at high temperatures.

The systems are equipped with an external flash unit and an alarm box to automatically alert authorities in case of manipulation or vandalism.

Humoud Al Rhoudhan, general manager of First Joint Group, says: “We are extremely content with the performance of Jenoptik’s systems and the partnership we have. Over the last decades, a decrease in accidents and fatalities is evident in Kuwait due to the systems.”

Enforcement Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Swedish drivers support speed cameras
    March 17, 2014
    In sharp contrast to many other countries drivers in Sweden support speed cameras and the planned expansion of the automated enforcement network. Sweden is embarking on a massive expansion of its speed camera network and is doing so with both a very high level of public acceptance and without its drivers feeling persecuted; a feat the administrations in many other countries would like to emulate. So how did this envious state of affairs come about? Magnus Ferlander director of business development and ma
    Read More
  • Efkon awarded major tolling orders in Germany and Malaysia
    April 9, 2013
    Austrian intelligent transportation and tolling solutions supplier Efkon Group has been awarded two major tolling contracts in Germany and Malaysia. As one of the main suppliers to the German truck tolling system, Efkon has received a follow-up order for the delivery of on-board units (OBU) for the satellite-based truck tolling system in the country. The OBU is installed in a vehicle to ensure the automatic payment of toll charges in electronic toll collection (ETC) systems. Efkon, one of the main supplier
    Read More
  • Felix Scheuter, of Haenni Instruments, on effective highway weight enforcement
    September 26, 2013
    Felix Scheuter, managing director at Haenni Instruments, the renowned Switzerland-based mobile scales manufacturer, gives World Highways his views on how best to ensure effective highway weight enforcement The main danger for any road is its gradual destruction by overloaded heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). The more frequently such vehicles use a highway, the faster it is destroyed. Mobile patrol teams using mobile weighing scales are a highly effective way to enforce weight limits aimed at protecting ro
    Read More
  • Traffex snapshot reveals enforcement advances
    July 24, 2017
    An indication of just how far beyond spot speed and red light the enforcement sector has progressed was evident in the range of new and improved equipment on display at the recent Traffex event in Birmingham. One of the key trends, particularly in the UK but also evident elsewhere, is the increase in average speed enforcement, according to RedSpeed’s managing director Robert Ryan, who predicts a big increase in installations this year. “The price point has reached a level authorities can afford,” he says, a
    Read More

Highlighted Content