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Golden River Traffic renews five year monitoring programme

Golden River Traffic, part of Clearview Traffic Group, has renewed a five year contract with Sheppey Route Limited to maintain the road traffic monitoring system on the A249 Stockbury to Sheerness, in the UK.
March 15, 2012 Read time: 1 min
3937 Golden River, part of 707 Clearview Traffic Group, has renewed a five year contract with Sheppey Route Limited to maintain the road traffic monitoring system on the A249 Stockbury to Sheerness, in the UK. The traffic monitoring system is an integrated solution that comprises a number of count and classification and speed measurement points using a range of technologies.

The design, build, finance and operate (DBFO) project road comprises of the A249 trunk road between the Stockbury junction on the M2 (junction 5) and Sheerness Docks on the Isle of Sheppey, a total length of 17km. Since 2006 Clearview Traffic Group has proactively monitored the system to find ways to enhance performance and has delivered several upgrades that minimise downtime and assure the continued timely delivery of the key data essential to securing correct funding via the agreed 2309 Highways Agency payment mechanism.

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