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Transport for London (TfL) has deployed Siemens SafeZone along the A40 in London, UK, as part of a major safety camera upgrade project to replace existing speed cameras with new digital average speed enforcement system.

The first phase of the upgrade project included the installation of 50 automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras at 24 sites along the A40 among the four selected routes in the UK capital.

The deployment the SafeZone system on the A40 will be followed by further deployments along the A406, expected to be completed by the end of the year, in addition to the A316 and A2, which will be completed next year.

Under the contract awarded by TfL last September, Siemens will provide the service and maintenance for the camera network.

"SafeZone can identify the make, model, colour of a vehicle and its registration, in all light and weather conditions from all lanes on a carriageway."

SafeZone can identify the make, model, colour of a vehicle and its registration, in all light and weather conditions from all lanes on a carriageway. It can also calculate the average speed over a certain distance within the speed enforcement zone.

The UK Home Office type-approved (HOTA) solution supports multi-lane and multi-entry/exit points, and functions round-the-clock, reported Traffictechnologytoday.com.

In March, Southend-on-Sea Borough Council (SOSBC) awarded a contract to Siemens to provide a new hosted traffic management service operating real-time urban traffic control (UTC), including SCOOT adaptive control.

As part of the new seven-year contract, the existing system would be migrated to a new hosted Stratos solution to control traffic signal equipment located at 50 junctions and pedestrian crossings across the town.


Image: Siemens will provide the service and maintenance for the camera network. Photo: courtesy of Siemens.