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Latin American weigh station contract for IRD

PAT Traffic, International Road Dynamics’ (IRD) wholly-owned subsidiary in Chile, is to supply new, state-of-the-art weigh-in-motion and related control equipment at five truck weigh stations to Chilean concessionaire, SACYR Chile, in a major contract valued in US$1,353,500.
November 24, 2014 Read time: 1 min
PAT Traffic, 69 International Road Dynamics’ (IRD) wholly-owned subsidiary in Chile, is to supply new, state-of-the- art weigh-in-motion and related control equipment at five truck weigh stations to Chilean concessionaire, 6074 SACYR Chile, in a major contract valued in US$1,353,500.


Three of the weigh stations are in the north of the country and two in the south.  Four will be completed in 2015 and one in 2016.
 
"This contract further expands PAT Traffic Chile's presence in the country" commented Terry Bergan, IRD's president and CEO. "Our team in Chile continues to successfully expand in the region, and profitably build its installed base and reputation for high quality service and support throughout Latin America.  We look forward to continued growth going forward."

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