Imtech (IM-AE, technical services provider in Europe) has obtained orders of
more than 35 million euro for the compiling of high-tech traffic data solutions and
upgrades to the existing traffic infrastructure in various European countries. Imtech
helps to realise improved traffic management in Europe with intelligent traffic
technology, thus improving both traffic flows as well as road-user safety.

René van der Bruggen, CEO Imtech: ‘The application of intelligent traffic technology offers
road authorities the possibility to measure and regulate traffic intensity. Imtech has a broad
range of effective, high-tech solutions that make it possible to utilise the existing traffic
infrastructure more effectively. As a result, both traffic flow as well as road-user safety
improve. An increasing number of governments within Europe are seeing the advantages of
this. These new orders also make it possible for us to build a strong position in the European
traffic market.'

Traffic data: source for optimal traffic management
In order to actively direct traffic streams, it is essential to compile traffic data (traffic volume,
streams and composition). Various European governments are increasingly investing in this.
After all, a fast traffic management response to changes in traffic patterns is only possible if
traffic information is accurate and available immediately. Imtech (the Peek business unit, part
of the Imtech Traffic & Infra division) has a broad range of effective high-tech traffic data
solutions. In Belgium, Imtech is designing special monitoring stations with which traffic data
from various motorways can be compiled and analysed. In the UK, Imtech is involved in
realising a national traffic information service, a new information service that will deliver upto-
date road and traffic information to millions of motorway users. Imtech also compiles traffic
data on various national roads for the Swedish national traffic authority. For this, Imtech uses
the existing detection loops present under the road surface as much as possible. Measuring
traffic intensity in combination with wireless communications technology makes it possible to
feed traffic data to traffic authorities' control centres or data centres. Here, appropriate traffic
measures can be taken and further policy analysis of the data can be conducted. This
technology can also be applied in cities. For example a high-tech measuring and analysis
system which detects vehicle axles is being realised for the local traffic authorities in
Gothenburg in Sweden.

Prevention of flooding on Polish motorways
In Poland, Imtech will use a high-tech drainage system to reduce the flooding that occurs on
the lower-lying S8 motorway, close to Konotopa in Warsaw. This causes serious traffic
disruption in this densely populated area, over a stretch of approximately 10 kilometres.
Imtech (Peek Polska) will ensure that the drainage system can be remotely controlled and
will design and implement an innovative traffic warning system, including communications to,
and monitoring from, a traffic control centre. Special sensors control the lowest areas of the
road and, in case of flooding, make it possible to divert traffic or activate dynamic traffic
signals from the traffic control centre.

Technical renovation in Dutch traffic tunnels
Imtech (Imtech Infra) received an order from the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the
Environment (‘Rijkswaterstaat’) for the technological renovation of four traffic tunnels in North
and South Holland. The four tunnels are the Schiphol tunnel, the Velser tunnel, the
Zeeburger tunnel in Noord-Holland and the Noordtunnel in Zuid-Holland.