Congestion charge a possibility for Glasgow amid Clyde Tunnel toll debate
Glasgow is considering bringing in a driver congestion charge and Clyde Tunnel toll as Transport Scotland suggests the city could take a ‘leading role’ in looking at a new scheme. The local authority has expressed interest in rolling out driver charges that would only apply to people who don’t live in the city. But a regulatory check […]
Q-Free secures major tolling transponder contract with Via Verde Portugal
Q-Free has announced that the company has been awarded a three-year, multi-million dollar/euro contract to supply 2.4 million tolling transponders to Via Verde Portugal, one of Europe’s largest providers of transponders and onboard units (OBUs). Under the agreement, Q-Free will deliver interoperable devices designed to function seamlessly across toll roads in Portugal, Spain and France. […]
Q-Free secures major tolling contracts to deploy its Kinetic Mobility Advanced Traffic Management System
Q-Free has won three major contracts with toll road operators to deploy the company’s Kinetic® Mobility Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS), signaling the solution’s entry into the US tolling market. Spanning three major metropolitan areas, the contracts include: Transurban’s 95, 395, and Capital Beltway (495) Express Lanes near Washington, DC, the E-470 Public Highway Authority’s […]
TfL launches cheaper tolls for low-income Londoners
Thousands of London motorists are being given the chance to drive through the Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels for as little as 75p per trip.Drivers living in 13 east and south-east London boroughs can apply for a 50 per cent discount on the tolls – which start on April 7 – if they are on low incomes. According to the Evening Standard, […]
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 […]
