Q-Free wins largest Australian roadside tolling system contract to date
Q-Free, one of the global leaders in mobility solutions for smart city infrastructure, has announced it has won a historic roadside tolling system contract marking the company’s largest deal in Australia, both financially and in scale, since establishing its presence there in 1999. This milestone contract involves the design, development, supply, and implementation of a […]
Q-Free upgrades Slovenia’s Dars dd system for seamless cross border European freight tolling
Smart city infrastructure solutions company Q-Free has announced a major upgrade for Slovenia toll operator, Dars d.d., to allow for truck and freight interoperability with Toll4Europe solutions across Europe. It says this efficiency upgrade will save time and money for trucking companies and drivers who will now be able to travel through Germany, Poland, Austria, […]
Q-Free releases new flexible, modular, and scalable tolling software solution
Q-Free has announced the release of its new software tolling solution: Intrada® Operational Back Office. Designed after years of experience with some of the world’s most respected and prominent tolling operations, Intrada Operational Back Office is a major new component within Q-Free’s Intrada suite of solutions which offers customers a comprehensive array of flexible tools […]
Key milestones achieved in Gothenburg Congestion Charging project
Kapsch TrafficCom has successfully implemented the first phase of the Gothenburg Multi-Lane Free-Flow (MLFF) system. In terms of tolling stations and charging points, it ranks among the biggest urban congestion charging projects in the world. In total, 50 tolling stations and 91 charging points, each with its own gantry including cameras and othertechnical equipment, are […]
Details of Blackwall and Silvertown Tunnel tolling to be revealed after election
Details of the proposed tolls for the Blackwall Tunnel and the new Silvertown Tunnel will be announced in the days after the general election, TfL will begin a consultation into the charges, which are expected to come into effect once the Silvertown Tunnel opens next spring, The Greenwich Wire has revealed. Drivers of cars and light […]
National Highways “should fund Tamar Bridge”, says Cornwall Council
After Cornwall Council narrowly voted to support an increase in the tolls on the Tamar Bridge, county councillor for Callington and St Dominic Andrew Long has called for National Highways to foot the bill for using the bridge. His comments come after heated debate at Cornwall Council’s February full council meeting on the motion to support applying for a toll revision […]
Investment firm buying Q-Free
The tolling company Q-Free is being purchased by Juniper Holdco AS, who are buying Rieber & Søn AS’s 62.8% shareholding in the company. Subject to completion of the Transaction, Juniper will make an offer at NOK 12.00 (around 92p) per share to the remaining shareholders as specified in Chapter 6 of the Norwegian Securities Act […]
Kapsch TrafficCom expands production in Austria
Kapsch TrafficCom is expanding its production capacities for devices for contactless toll collection by more than 30% at its site in Vienna. This translates to a production expansion of about 2 million On Board Units per year. A total of €1.3 million (approx £1.1 million) has been invested in the expansion of the industrial facility. […]
New research suggests free-flow tolling cuts emissions by 75%
A new study by tolling technology company Emovis has found that their Free Flow Tolling system has successfully slashed CO2 emissions by 75%. This also led to a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions for heavy vehicles averaging 10 tonnes. Emovis operates some of the world’s busiest barrier-free tolling infrastructures in the United States, United Kingdom, […]
Kapsch extends seamless tolling to France
France has been added into Kapsch’s streamlined toll payment system. This means that with the purchase of a single toll box, holidaymakers can now seamlessly use the road network in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal using the tolltickets product. Quentin Couret, Managing Director of tolltickets, comments: “France represents a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment […]
