Yunex Traffic has been awarded a framework contract to supply and maintain an ANPR civil enforcement camera solution for Newcastle City Council.
Solutions from the company’s advanced civil enforcement portfolio will be deployed at sites across the city to help keep traffic flowing, improve bus timetable and journey time reliability and encourage more people to switch to public transport.
Newcastle City Council will use a combination of Yunex Traffic’s Secore II and LaneWatch ANPR cameras to enforce red routes, yellow box junctions and bus lanes in the city. The work has been commissioned by the City Council under the traffic enforcement powers which were granted to Local Authorities under Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act.
Wilke Reints, Managing Director of Yunex Traffic in the UK, said: “Our enforcement solutions help Councils manage their road networks more efficiently and effectively, enabling road users to enjoy improved travel times and safer journeys. In cities where our cameras have already been deployed, we have seen both journey time reliability and air quality significantly improve.”
“Through high rates of detection accuracy and a “one-click” review process, our solutions reduce the cost per penalty charge notice, driving safety, efficiency, cost and performance improvements.”
Using the framework, the first LaneWatch enforcement cameras are to be deployed to improve safety and prevent inconsiderate and dangerous parking on roads near Newcastle Airport. Vehicles which stop on roads covered by the ‘red route’ from the A696 roundabout next to the airport along the B6918 and Callerton Lane could receive a penalty charge notice.
It follows concerns raised regarding vehicles stopping on roads and residential streets close to the airport while waiting to drop off and pick up travellers. The council is encouraging drivers to use the free parking and waiting facilities provided by the airport.
Yunex Traffic’s ANPR enforcement cameras provide rapid and reliable vehicle identification and provide a key role in enforcing moving traffic offences. They incorporate the latest sensors to provide evidentially secure identification in all conditions for traffic enforcement, low emission zone management, tolling or access control. In Newcastle, the system is also fully integrated with the Council’s Imperial 3-Sixty parking management system.
As part of the contract, Yunex Traffic will also be supplying its hosted Web Review Client solution as part of its drive toward “one-click” enforcement, providing faster, more efficient processing of potential violations.
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