Transcore has selected Norway's Q-Free Open Roads (Q-Free) as sub-contractor in a U.S. tolling scheme valued $1.4m (£1m). It will provide Intrada Synergy Server products and services in the North Carolina Turnpike Authority roadside toll collection project for the Monroe Expressway and the US-74 Express Lanes.
The contact beings immediately and will be followed by a five-year maintenance agreement.
The show floor is the setting this afternoon for a plethora of experts to give their views on the issues facing the transportation industry. The State DOT CEO Roundtable (15:00 - 16:30 Main Stage), in partnership with AASHTO, has an all-star cast of speakers, from across the US. Laura Chace, president and CEO of ITS America, will be there, as will Texas DOT executive director Marc D. Williams, and Tara Olds, director of connected and automated vehicles at Minnesota DOT. John Barton, senior vice president for HNTB, has wide experience of the industry after a lengthy career at Texas DOT.
