A contract was signed on Friday for the implementation of intelligent transport systems on the main road network of Cyprus, the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works said in a statement.
As stated, successful applications of intelligent transport systems have resulted in an increase in the capacity of road transport networks of up to 10%, a 20% reduction in travel time and a 15% reduction in the number of accidents.
The contract was signed on behalf of the Republic of Cyprus by the Director of the Department of Public Works Eleftherios Eleftheriou and by the Director of Ebas Swarco Consortium Costas Louka, in the presence of the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works Alexis Vafeades.
According to the Ministry of Transport, the worth of the contract named “Supply, installation, integration with national mobility platform of public works department and maintenance of its hardware equipment for Cyprus digital twin” is pound 5.8 million and it provides for the implementation of all equipmen
t within 24 months from the date of signature, as well as its 6-year maintenance.
It is added that the Department of Public Works has already promoted a series of investments through separate contracts for the creation of the necessary centralised systems for traffic management, as more than 120 traffic counters, 26 cameras and 4 electronic signs have already been installed, currently covering the main road network of Nicosia and the interurban network, with the above investments having been financed by the European Regional Development Funds – Cross-border cooperation between Greece and Cyprus, the Connecting Europe Facility and the Republic of Cyprus.
It is further noted that the contract will complement the investment by covering the main road network of all other towns in Cyprus, as well as through the creation of the necessary traffic management coordination centre.
The project is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Fund and includes the supply, installation and maintenance of equipment for the cr
eation of the traffic management centre, 40 electronic variable message signs, 180 traffic counters and 170 traffic monitoring cameras.
Source: Cyprus News Agency