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Telvent to manage and maintain traffic-light network in Madrid

Spain’s capital city, Madrid, has awarded Telvent GIT a contract to manage, operate and maintain two of the three most important zones of the capital's traffic light network, involving over 1,600 traffic-light intersections.
March 15, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Spain’s capital city, Madrid, has awarded 3344 Telvent GIT a contract to manage, operate and maintain two of the three most important zones of the capital's traffic light network, involving over 1,600 traffic-light intersections. The management and control scope of the contract encompasses operation of all systems and the integration of the entire range of equipment into the municipal SICTRAM (comprehensive traffic control system of Madrid, in its Spanish acronym) system, as well as the treatment of information for improving pedestrian and vehicle traffic mobility in Madrid, contributing to the enhancement of citizens' quality of life in the capital city.

Telvent will be in charge of executing work involved in system administration and monitoring out of the CGM mobility management centre through year-round 24-hour service to continually verify traffic control system operation. The company will also undertake preventive and corrective infrastructure maintenance. These tasks and maintenance checks will help provide premium-quality service, and enable rapid system restoration in the event of operational malfunctions or unforeseen events.

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