An upgraded junction in Coventry
UK public services provider 2958 Amey, as part of the £2.7 billion (€3.1 billion) highways partnership with Birmingham City Council (central England) has placed its first major order for traffic signalling equipment with 1134 Siemens.
The Birmingham Highways Maintenance and Management Service is upgrading and maintaining the city’s road network for the next 25 years, and this includes major improvements to traffic signals and management systems by Siemens.
According to Siemens’ sales and marketing director, Tom MacMorran, the order signals a highly significant step towards enhancing the city’s future road network to reduce congestion and improve safety for motorists.
“As work on the city’s 2,500km of road network increases, Siemens will have a major part to play in support of this important partnership between Amey and Birmingham City Council. Siemens is committed to the development of sustainable solutions. With proven and emerging technologies, Siemens is well placed to deliver the required improvements to the city’s traffic technology,” he said.
The recent order represents the first two milestones of the traffic signal core investment period (CIP) of the project to replace over 600 traffic signal controllers with the latest technology within the next five years. Traffic signal controllers in Birmingham that are over 15 years old in the first five years of the project will be replaced with the latest Siemens technology and controllers over 20 years old in subsequent years of the 25-year programme will also be replaced.
And in another contract as part of the West Midlands (England) UTC major scheme, Coventry City Council has secured significant funding to upgrade traffic signals with Siemens Extra Low Voltage (ELV) equipment. The upgrades and the improvement of the network communications are aimed at saving energy and improving traffic flow on strategic routes throughout the region.
The Birmingham Highways Maintenance and Management Service is upgrading and maintaining the city’s road network for the next 25 years, and this includes major improvements to traffic signals and management systems by Siemens.
According to Siemens’ sales and marketing director, Tom MacMorran, the order signals a highly significant step towards enhancing the city’s future road network to reduce congestion and improve safety for motorists.
“As work on the city’s 2,500km of road network increases, Siemens will have a major part to play in support of this important partnership between Amey and Birmingham City Council. Siemens is committed to the development of sustainable solutions. With proven and emerging technologies, Siemens is well placed to deliver the required improvements to the city’s traffic technology,” he said.
The recent order represents the first two milestones of the traffic signal core investment period (CIP) of the project to replace over 600 traffic signal controllers with the latest technology within the next five years. Traffic signal controllers in Birmingham that are over 15 years old in the first five years of the project will be replaced with the latest Siemens technology and controllers over 20 years old in subsequent years of the 25-year programme will also be replaced.
And in another contract as part of the West Midlands (England) UTC major scheme, Coventry City Council has secured significant funding to upgrade traffic signals with Siemens Extra Low Voltage (ELV) equipment. The upgrades and the improvement of the network communications are aimed at saving energy and improving traffic flow on strategic routes throughout the region.
