Upgrade for London’s traffic signals

Technology services company, telent, along with three other suppliers, has been awarded a contract worth well over US$166.5 million from Transport for London (TfL). The overall contract is an eight-year agreement that will see the capital's 6,000 traffic signals upgraded and maintained to the latest, greenest standards. telent's contract is believed to be the largest single traffic signal supply and maintenance contract ever awarded in the UK. Telent will supply, install and maintain all traffic control
August 19, 2014 Read time: 2 mins

Technology services company, telent, along with three other suppliers, has been awarded a contract worth well over US$166.5 million from 1466 Transport for London (TfL). The overall contract is an eight-year agreement that will see the capital's 6,000 traffic signals upgraded and maintained to the latest, greenest standards. telent's contract is believed to be the largest single traffic signal supply and maintenance contract ever awarded in the UK.

Telent will supply, install and maintain all traffic control equipment in the west and south-west of London, making it responsible for 49 per cent of London's entire traffic signal estate. telent will help expand the use of intelligent traffic signals, as well as new crossings for pedestrians and cyclists.

"Winning this contract is a tremendous moment for telent and builds on our growing capability and reputation for world class levels of commitment, support and know-how," said Chris Metcalfe, managing director Technology Solutions at telent.

Transport for London said that the contracts were part of a doubling of the investment into London's road network - from US$3.3 billion to US$6.6 billion, and the contracts would deliver a saving of around US$70 million compared to other contracts.

Dana Skelley, director of Asset Management at TfL, said: "London is world-leading when it comes to traffic signals management and our new contracts will allow us to remain at the cutting edge of traffic control technology. We have a range of works planned to improve traffic signals across London and we look forward to working hard with our partners to implement them."

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