Telvent to Implement the First Open Road Tolling System in New Hampshire

MADRID, Spain, Sept. 14, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telvent (Nasdaq:TLVT), the IT company for a sustainable and secure world, announced today that the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) awarded a contract to implement an Open Road Tolling (ORT) system at the Hampton Mainline Toll Plaza in New Hampshire. The contract is valued at approximately 1.5 million euros.

The project aims to improve traffic conditions during the peak tourism seasons while maintaining NHDOT's ability to accurately and reliably collect toll revenue. It will also enhance the efficiency and accuracy of toll operations, increasing NHDOT's toll processing capacity, reducing travel time and minimizing drivers' and workers' inconvenience.

Telvent will implement a dedicated two-by-two lane ORT system in one of New Hampshire's busiest toll plazas located on Interstate 95. The toll management system will enable the Bureau of Turnpikes to track vehicles through the ORT zones and charge them appropriate toll fares through their E-ZPass account, and also capture toll violators. Telvent will also implement a powerful remote operations and maintenance system to facilitate, through integrated video imaging, real time sensor data and transaction information, event alerts, notifications and historic playback features, guaranteeing high availability and a 24/7 optimum performance.

Manuel Sanchez, Telvent's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said: "SmartMobility is Telvent's answer to the challenge of improving mobility and security within urban environments thus maintaining its commitment to provide a more sustainable model. As a result of the ETC technology implementation, vehicles will be able to drive through at free flow speeds, reducing delays and GHG emissions, thus improving air quality at the region. Additionally, this first ORT system will serve as a model for other NHDOT toll plazas and other New England toll agencies."

This contract allows Telvent to strengthen its position in the US toll market, as technological leader in electronic toll collection systems. The company has completed successfully E-ZPass projects for the New York State Bridge Authority, MTA Bridge and Tunnels and Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, and an ORT system on Route 183A for the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority.

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