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SmartMobility Road Suite for Saudi Arabia

Telvent GIT has been awarded a contract by Almabani General Contractors to implement the SmartMobility Road Suite solution on the extension of roads in Arriyadh Old Airport area. The project, led by the High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh, will extend the existing north-south and east-west highways for more than 11km including construction of three tunnels. Telvent’s SmartMobility Road Suite, based on the company’s control and data acquisition system (OASyS SCADA), will allow centralisation of
June 25, 2012 Read time: 1 min
134 Telvent GIT has been awarded a contract by Almabani General Contractors to implement the SmartMobility Road Suite solution on the extension of roads in Arriyadh Old Airport area. The project, led by the High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh, will extend the existing north-south and east-west highways for more than 11km including construction of three tunnels.

Telvent’s SmartMobility Road Suite, based on the company’s control and data acquisition system (OASyS SCADA), will allow centralisation of both tunnel infrastructure and traffic management providing operators with a set of effective tools to facilitate the process, while heightening safety and security. Fire detection control, CCTV surveillance, automatic incident detection, traffic data collection station, variable message panels, lighting, ventilation and associated communications network will be implemented and integrated.

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