Golden River Traffic renews contract for road traffic monitoring system

Golden River Traffic (GRT), part of the Clearview Traffic Group, has successfully renewed a long-term contract to maintain the road traffic monitoring system on the UK’s A1 Darrington to Dishforth DBFO project with Road Management Services (RMS). This contract win is initially for an eight year duration, with the option to extend for up to a further four years. The A1 Darrington to Dishforth DBFO project comprises improvements to and the operation and maintenance of 53kms of the A1(M) / A1(T) between Darrin
April 16, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
2057 Golden River Traffic (GRT), part of the 557 Clearview Traffic Group, has successfully renewed a long-term contract to maintain the road traffic monitoring system on the UK’s A1 Darrington to Dishforth DBFO project with Road Management Services (RMS). This contract win is initially for an eight year duration, with the option to extend for up to a further four years.

The A1 Darrington to Dishforth DBFO project comprises improvements to and the operation and maintenance of 53kms of the A1(M) / A1(T) between Darrington, south of the A1(M) / M62 interchange and the A1(M) / A168 interchange at Dishforth, east of Ripon. This DBFO forms a strategic link in the national network between Scotland, the north-east and the south of England.

Golden River Traffic will be maintaining 124 TME sites, made up of 40 count (camera) sites and 84 speed sites (configured with either eight or 16 loops).

Golden River Traffic has been maintaining this DBFO since 2004 and has recently been awarded the renewal of the contract for being both realistic in the maintenance of the DBFO project and delivering to the expected levels of data accuracy, reliability and outstanding past performance.

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