Indra tunnel solution used on four tunnels for Bogotá-Villavicencio divided highway project

Indra, Coviandes's principal technology partner on the Bogotá-Villavicencio divided highway project, has implemented its traffic and tunnel solution on four tunnels located between Cáqueza and Puente Quetame, in Columbia. It is designed with the intention of facilitating operation, automating processes, reducing the risk of incidents, streamlining management and providing safety for drivers. Called Horus, the solution will be installed on the Herradura, Moscosio, Culebra and Oro Perdido tunnels. It
November 27, 2017 Read time: 1 min

509 Indra, Coviandes's principal technology partner on the Bogotá-Villavicencio divided highway project, has implemented its traffic and tunnel solution on four tunnels located between Cáqueza and Puente Quetame, in Columbia. It is designed with the intention of facilitating operation, automating processes, reducing the risk of incidents, streamlining management and providing safety for drivers.

Called Horus, the solution will be installed on the Herradura, Moscosio, Culebra and Oro Perdido tunnels. It already controls the Renacer tunnel, which was inaugurated in 2016 and 10 other tunnels opened in 2015 between Puente Quetame and Naranjal.

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