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ST Electronics secures significant transportation contracts

Singapore-based ST Electronics has been awarded transportation contracts valued at a combined total of US$156.21 million. The company is to implement the second phase of the Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System (EMAS) on major arterial roads under a contract awarded by the Land Transport Authority (LTA). Under this project, which is due to be completed by 2014, the EMAS will be expanded to four major arterial corridors in the island republic that serve as the expressways' alternative routes. In another
January 10, 2013 Read time: 2 mins
Singapore-based 5151 ST Electronics has been awarded transportation contracts valued at a combined total of US$156.21 million.

The company is to implement the second phase of the Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System (EMAS) on major arterial roads under a contract awarded by the 918 Land Transport Authority (LTA). Under this project, which is due to be completed by 2014, the EMAS will be expanded to four major arterial corridors in the island republic that serve as the expressways' alternative routes.

In another development, ST Electronics will be supplying automatic fare collection systems for the Taichung Metropolitan Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Wurih-Wenxin Beitun Line in Taiwan. Work on the line and its station is due for completion in 2017.

In Malaysia, ST Electronics has been awarded a project to implement a facility Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for the Sungei Buloh-Kajang mass rapid transit line. The project is to be completed by July 2017.

Additionally, the company has secured a contract worth US$28 million from Arad Technologies of Israel to supply radio transceivers for its smart automatic meter reading systems.

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