Telvent heads up Madrid’s traffic-light management and maintenance

For the first time ever, a single company will manage two of the three most important zones of the capital’s traffic light network distribution

January 25, 2012 – Telvent GIT, S.A., a leading real-time IT solutions and information provider for a sustainable world, announced today that the City of Madrid has awarded the company a contract to manage, operate and maintain mobility control systems through the traffic light infrastructure on the inner M-30 and the beltway’s eastern and northern zone, extending, inclusively, from the district of Fuencarral – El Pardo to the Puente de Vallecas district.

This project, affecting the management of over 1600 traffic-light intersections will help to improve traffic flow, increase road safety and security, maximize resources, and lend efficiency in responding to unanticipated situations and emergencies through the use of real-time information.

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 the city of 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 Mobility Management Center (CGM, in its Spanish acronym) 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.

According to Ignacio González, chairman and chief executive officer of Telvent, “We are very pleased to be able to once again work with the City of Madrid and contribute through our expertise and experience to improved mobility in the capital, increasing road safety and citizens’ quality of life.”

Telvent has been providing stoplight maintenance service in particular areas of the city of Madrid since 1978, and has participated in numerous projects with the City of Madrid, including the following: installation of the Traffic Control Center; Stretch III, Cities; Capitals; Sitma (Madrid Traffic Information System); Parking Guidance; Madrid 92 M-30 and Madrid access traffic control; Paseo de Extremadura Reversible Lane Control; SICTRAM (Madrid’s Global Traffic Control System), InforMo and CCTV System.

About Telvent
Telvent is a global IT solutions and business information services provider dedicated to helping improve efficiency, safety and security for the world’s leading companies. Telvent serves markets that are critical to the sustainability of the planet, including the energy, transportation, agricultural and environmental sectors. (www.telvent.com)

About Schneider Electric
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in Utilities & Infrastructures, Industries & Machine Manufacturers, Non-residential Buildings, Data Centres & Networks and in Residential. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the Group’s 130,000 plus employees achieved sales of 22.4 billion euros in 2011, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations make the most of their energy.
www.schneider-electric.com

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