A consortium comprising Codiser and Indra has been awarded a major contract to provide equipment and facilities for a major highway in Algeria.

The contract was granted by L’Algerienne de Gestion des Autoroutes (AGA), who is in charge of managing, operating, maintaining and servicing Algeria’s national highway network.

"The East-West Highway marks the first in the country to be equipped with latest generation traffic technology that will help improve road safety."

The contract will be carried out over 18 months and specifically covers a highway section that connects Hammam El Bibane and Bou Kadir via the capital city of Algiers.

According to the contract, Indra will supply and implement technology for the control centre, where operators will manage traffic on the section, in addition to the toll and remote toll systems for 141 lanes. The contract is worth €57m to the company.

The control centre will feature intelligent traffic systems (ITS), such as a video surveillance system via CCTV and technology to automatically detect incidents, measure traffic levels, run meteorological stations and manage variable message panels.

Indra’s contract also includes system maintenance for three years.

These ITS systems will support permanent monitoring of highway traffic conditions, incident control and automated alarms, as well as offering real-time information to drivers on traffic levels, journey times, suggestions and weather data.

The East-West Highway marks the first in the country to be equipped with latest generation traffic technology that will help improve road safety, as well as reduce journey times and fuel consumption.