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Urban Traffic Control

Imtech to help Copenhagen become CO2 neutral
June 25, 2012
Peek, the Imtech Traffic & Infra mobility specialist, has won a contract to provide a new generation of technology for 365 road junctions in Copenhagen as part of a programme aimed at making the Danish capital the first in the world to be completely CO2 neutral by 2025. The order comprises upgrade, improvement and maintenance of all 365 road junctions in the city, including a traffic management system based on ITS. At present, traffic is responsible for 21% of the city’s overall CO2 emissions, but the aim
SmartMobility Road Suite for Saudi Arabia
June 25, 2012
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
Kent deploys PIPS JTMS systems
June 25, 2012
PIPS Technology has supplied and installed two Journey Time Measurement Systems (JTMS) in Gravesend and Tunbridge Wells for Kent Highway Services (KHS) in the UK. There are 21 different camera sites featuring a total of 34 PIPS P372 integrated Spike Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras spread across the two individual project locations, all of which are on single-lane carriageways. The cameras, linked via wireless communications to the JTMS software, read the number plate of every vehicle that
First product to undergo Technology Partnerships
June 25, 2012
A Technology Partnerships study has been announced to evaluate the safety benefits of a solar-powered traffic signage system designed to minimise crashes on horizontal curves in the US. Part of the US FHWA Highways for Life initiative, evaluations will test the effectiveness of innovative road infrastructure safety technologies that are fully developed and market ready, but have had little use on US roads. Although horizontal curves make up a small percentage of total road miles, they account for 25 per cen
Madrid LED switch
June 22, 2012
The city council for Madrid in Spain is to spend US$34.6 million by the end of 2013 on retrofitting 600 traffic lights in the city to new LED lights, which will bring about energy savings of 80 per cent. A contract to replace half the current incandescent bulbs has been approved by the city council and it also includes maintenance work to ensure efficient operation of the traffic light network
Centracs deployed in Newport Beach
June 22, 2012
Econolite has announced that Newport Beach has become the ninth city in Orange County, California, to deploy the company’s Centracs advanced transportation management system. According to Ron Keith, Principal Traffic Engineer of Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), “As part of the strategies and solutions to address our evolving travel demands, OCTA is implementing signal synchronisation to 750 miles [1,200km] of road arterials, which includes more than 2,000 intersections. This synchronization p
CA Traffic journey time deployed on M1
June 22, 2012
UK company CA Traffic has supplied a journey time system, based on its Evo8 ANPR cameras and Evolution software to Costain Carrillion JV as part of the contract to improve the M1 motorway on a 24km section between junctions 10 and 13. The system will provide journey planning information to road users via temporary electronic message signs on the heavily used route that runs from London up to the north of England.
ITS testing facility planned for New Mexico
June 22, 2012
Pegasus Global Holdings is proposing to locate a privately financed, owned and operated Centre for Innovation, Test & Evaluation in the State of New Mexico. With the support of New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez, the company has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the state’s Department of Economic Development.
Iteris partners with Sutec Holding
June 22, 2012
Iteris has partnered with Sutec Holding to become the Argentinian company’s designated supplier of noninvasive video detection technologies for its traffic signal control systems. “This preferred provider partnership enables Iteris to build on our existing local relationships and strengthens our presence in key Latin American markets,” says Abbas Mohaddes, President and CEO of Iteris.
Safer intersections
June 21, 2012
Innovative vehicle and infrastructure technology being developed in the European Intersafe-2 research project is targeting known issues of road safety at intersections, with the aim of improving safety at intersections by up to 80 per cent. Four systems giving assistance to drivers for right turns, left turns, intersections and addressing give way situations could make major reductions in accidents. Sensor technology installed in vehicles and at intersections relay messages and help boost safety. Finnish re