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Romanian group wins traffic management contract in Poland

UTI, a Romanian headquartered company, has won a tender launched by the city of Szczecin, in Poland, for the development and implementation of a traffic management system. The contract, which is worth around US$2.58 million, was won against bids submitted by Peek Traffic of the Netherlands, Kapsch of Austria and Sprint and Telsat of Poland.
April 18, 2012 Read time: 1 min
1969 UTI, a Romanian headquartered company, has won a tender launched by the city of Szczecin, in Poland, for the development and implementation of a traffic management system. The contract, which is worth around US$2.58 million, was won against bids submitted by 101 Peek Traffic of the Netherlands, 81 Kapsch of Austria and 1018 Sprint and Telsat of Poland.

Szczecin, which has over 400,000 inhabitants, is the largest Polish port on the Baltic sea. The new system to be developed by UTI will inform motorists in real time about traffic conditions, road conditions, travel times and detours in case of emergencies, incidents, or events.

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