Golden River Traffic wins 22-year traffic measuring contract

Golden River Traffic, part of the Clearview Traffic Group, has won a 22-year contract to continue maintaining the traffic measuring equipment sites that monitor traffic flows across Sirhowy Enterprise Way in Caerphilly, Wales.
July 25, 2012 Read time: 1 min
RSS2057 Golden River Traffic, part of the 557 Clearview Traffic Group, has won a 22-year contract to continue maintaining the traffic measuring equipment sites that monitor traffic flows across Sirhowy Enterprise Way in Caerphilly, Wales.

The design, build, finance and operate (DBFO) project strengthens the strategic highway network in the Sirhowy Valley. Golden River Traffic has been working alongside Sirhowy Enterprise Way since the start of the scheme providing and maintaining seven traffic measuring equipment sites on the project road. Its performance has led to being awarded the contract for another 22 years for being both hands-on in the maintenance of the project and delivering the expected levels of data accuracy and reliability.

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