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Queensland opts for Gatso enforcement

Gatso Australia is to supply the Queensland Police Service with speed enforcement systems for the Legacy Way Tunnel which is is scheduled to open to the public early in 2015. The tunnel, which will include two two-lane parallel tunnels, is a major motorway tunnel which will link the Western Freeway at Toowong with the Inner City Bypass at Kelvin Grove Gatso will implement combined instantaneous and multi section control speed enforcement utilising the T-Series solution which uses non-invasive speed de
December 20, 2013 Read time: 2 mins
1679 Gatso Australia is to supply the Queensland Police Service with speed enforcement systems for the Legacy Way Tunnel which is is scheduled to open to the public early in 2015.

The tunnel, which will include two two-lane parallel tunnels, is a major motorway tunnel which will link the Western Freeway at Toowong with the Inner City Bypass at Kelvin Grove

Gatso will implement combined instantaneous and multi section control speed enforcement utilising the T-Series solution which uses non-invasive speed detection technology and can enforce up to four lanes with variable speed limits.

Comments David Montgomery, Gatso Australia business manager: “The Legacy Way tunnel will showcase Gatso’s latest generation of enforcement products for the first time in Australia. In combination with superb image quality, the T-Series offers a great deal of functionality and versatility to the client. We are excited by the opportunity this brings to the Australian market.”

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