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STRABAG subsidiary EFKON wins large Smart City project in India

31 July 2019

Transportation monitoring system in Aligarh
Contract value in the double-digit million Euro area
Project schedule: 12 months

Aligarh, 31 July 2019---EFKON, the toll collection specialist subsidiary of STRABAG, Austria’s largest construction company, is implementing a traffic monitoring system in Aligarh, India. The contract value for this Smart City project is in the double-digit million Euro area.

The contract covers the installation, operation and maintenance of a new traffic surveillance system covering an area of 85 km² with 227 cameras and 63 pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras, red light surveillance systems with 74 cameras, and other traffic management components. Construction will take place over 12 months, followed by 60 months of operation and maintenance.

“India has one of the largest but by no means densest road and rail networks in the world. Yet despite constant modifications, traffic often collapses,” says Thomas Birtel, CEO of STRABAG SE. The reasons for this lie in the growth of the population, which is not matched by transport planning and urban planning, as well as in the high number of commuters. The introduction of the new transportation system will increase traffic safety. Traffic control, which reduces overall travel time and minimises traffic jams, will also help reduce high traffic volumes.

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Marianne Jakl
STRABAG SE
Head of Corporate Communications
Group Spokeswoman

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STRABAG SE is a European-based technology group for construction services, a leader in innovation and financial strength. Our activities span all areas of the construction industry and cover the entire construction value chain. We create added value for our clients by taking an end-to-end view of construction over the entire life cycle – from planning and design to construction, operation and facility management to redevelopment or demolition. In all of our work, we accept responsibility for people and the environment: We are shaping the future of construction and are making significant investments in our portfolio of more than 250 innovation and 400 sustainability projects. Through the hard work and dedication of our approximately 86,000 employees, we generate an annual output volume of around € 19 billion.
Our dense network of subsidiaries in various European countries and on other continents extends our area of operation far beyond the borders of Austria and Germany. Working together with strong partners, we are pursuing a clear goal: to design, build and operate construction projects in a way that protects the climate and conserves resources. More information is available at www.strabag.com.

EFKON GmbH, a subsidiary of European construction company STRABAG SE, is one of the world’s leading providers of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Electronic Toll Collection (ETC), enforcement and traffic telematic solutions. EFKON has significant know-how in all major electronic tolling technologies and provides customised turnkey solutions. Headquartered in Raaba by Graz, Austria, EFKON’s activities are worldwide. Subsidiaries are located in Belgium, Ireland, Malaysia, India and South Africa.