Highway & Network Management

Yotta expands its Horizons software deal with Amey internationally

February 6, 2017

Software technology company Yotta has announced a five-year extension to its contract with Amey, a UK public and regulated services provider The extension, valued at more than €1.3 million, allows Amey to roll out licences for Yotta’s visualised asset management solution Horizons to subscribers in Australia, New Zealand and Spain in addition to those based in the UK. The service and maintenance provider will also be able to use Horizons in an additional six end-customers. Horizons is a visualised Softwar

Applied Concepts get Latvian approval for Stalker Phoda SE-1

February 1, 2017

Stalker Traffic Technologies’ Phodar SE-1 photo traffic enforcement radar system has been approved by Latvia to participate in any Latvian speed enforcement tender. Prior to Latvian acceptance, the SE-1 received its CE Marking and International Organisation of Legal Metrology certification. Both are required for Latvian approval which is granted through the Latvian National Metrology Centre, under the Ministry of Economics. The SE-1 automatically monitors up to 32 vehicles moving in either direction acro

Barcto UK and Signature Group sign development agreement

February 1, 2017

Variable message sign manufacturer Bartco UK has announced a partnership with Signature Group (France), a European intelligent transport system (ITS) manufacturer. The two companies will jointly develop ITS products for manufacture both by Bartco UK and Signature Group’s industries. These will include UK regulation-compatible versions of existing MS4 high-resolution VMS and AMI products and a new generation of embedded VMS and arrows for highway maintenance trucks. Signature Group also will promo

Siemens gets the green light in Reykjavik

January 31, 2017

Siemens has agreed to supply its satellite-based prioritisation system Sitraffic Stream to the Icelandic capital, Reykjavik Reykjavik and the Icelandic Road and Coastal administration (Vegagerd rikisins) are sharing the system that ensures traffic lights automatically turn green for emergency and urban public transport vehicles at road intersections. The system has been installed at six intersections in the centre of the capital. Over the coming months, around 50 fire trucks and ambulances will be fitted

GTT’s Opticom GPS System set for Kingman on Route 66

January 31, 2017

The US city of Kingman, on the iconic trans-American Route 66, has chosen the Opticom GPS pre-emption traffic solution from Global Traffic Technologies. The system from GTT works alongside intersection controllers to ensure emergency vehicles move through intersections rapidly and safely. The Opticom solution includes a GPS component for location and wireless communications between authorised vehicles and the intersections which they approach. When an emergency vehicle on call needs to navigate an int

Boosting VMS efficiency with new Digifort software

January 31, 2017

Software specialist Digifort claims that its latest software package can improve the efficiency of VMS systems. The firm has developed its version 7.2 package which is said to improve VMS search and retrieval efficiency. New enterprise features and sophisticated system functionality have been added, although the firm adds that the package is still simple to use and manage. Key updates include metadata processing for increased video processing speed and fast search and retrieval functionality, according to t

Texas Transportation tollway being previewed

January 31, 2017

A US$1.5 billion Interstate project is being put forward for approval in the US State of Texas. The LBJ East project is being proposed the city of Dallas and will be an 18km stretch of Interstate 635 that will connect Central Expressway with Interstate 30. The project has been planned by the Texas Transportation Department and is intended to boost capacity in the areas around Lake Highland, Garland, Far East Dallas and Mesquite. The proposed route calls for two of the seven lanes on the widened Interstate s

SignPost Solutions puts Belfast cyclists on the right path

January 25, 2017

Self-righting SPS 2Twenty bollards from SignPost Solutions are playing a central part in the major new Belfast Cycle Network being implemented in Belfast City centre SignPost Solutions Signpost, part of the Swarco Group, says that its SPS 2Twenty is an easy to install, highly versatile and slim-line bollard specifically for cycle lanes and other applications where a path needs to be clearly, visibly and safely delineated. Applications include car parks, hospitals, airports, train stations and supermar

Delta upgrades its GR series of sign reflectometers with the GRX

January 25, 2017

Delta is launching RetroSign GRX for measuring night-time visibility of road traffic signs, high visibility clothing, licence plates and reflective tapes Delta said that the GRX is replacing its previous hand-held traffic sign retroreflectometers, the GR1 and GR3 that were launched a decade ago. Similar to its predecessor models, the RetroSign GRX is very easy to calibrate and operate. It adds new features allowing users to carry out a more complete measurement programme, for example, on road traffic

London Merton Borough Council retrofits VLED SUPRAX 8488 modules

January 24, 2017

Venture Lighting Europe reports that the London Borough of Merton is the latest to use the company’s advanced VLED Westminster Retrofit Street Light engine Merton has around 3,000 of the Westminster light engines that use the latest technology, SUPRAX glass optic. The VLED module has been retrofitted to the council’s existing street lighting lanterns as part of a borough-wide upgrade to LED lighting from its previous SON lamps.