Highways Agency extends IT support contract with IPL

IPL has announced a two year services extension worth half a million pounds from the Highways Agency (HA) which will enable the HA to manage the display information on roadside signalling devices in order to help increase road capacity, improve safety and reduce congestion. IPL has been working with the HA for over two decades, developing and delivering a set of tools to support the setup of the information on gantry signals and message signs required for schemes such as smart motorways. The tools pla
March 21, 2014 Read time: 2 mins
IPL has announced a two year services extension worth half a million pounds from the 503 Highways Agency (HA) which will enable the HA to manage the display information on roadside signalling devices in order to help increase road capacity, improve safety and reduce congestion.

IPL has been working with the HA for over two decades, developing and delivering a set of tools to support the setup of the information on gantry signals and message signs required for schemes such as smart motorways.

The tools play a key part in the rollout of all major road schemes, including smart motorways, and help the HA ensure the right information will be displayed on roadside signs and overhead signals in a range of situations, before new equipment is rolled out.

The enhancements IPL has made have drastically speeded up the process of configuring and testing the information on each piece of equipment, notably by providing intuitive graphical user interfaces and streamlining key tasks such as data input.
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