Kapsch TrafficCom Advances Gothenburg’s Congestion Charging Overhaul, Achieves Key Milestones

Kapsch TrafficCom Advances Gothenburg’s Congestion Charging Overhaul, Achieves Key Milestones

(IN BRIEF) Kapsch TrafficCom has successfully completed the first phase of the Gothenburg Congestion Charging project, one of the largest urban congestion charging systems globally. The project involves upgrading 50 tolling stations and 91 charging points across the city, with 66% of tolled passages and 57% of charging points already operational. The system is expected to generate EUR 90 million annually for local infrastructure. The project is on track for completion by early 2025 and aims to reduce traffic congestion and emissions in Gothenburg.

(PRESS RELEASE) GOTHENBURG, 4-Sep-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — Kapsch TrafficCom, selected by the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket), has successfully completed the first major phase of the Gothenburg Multi-Lane Free-Flow (MLFF) system, one of the world’s largest urban congestion charging projects. The system, which will ultimately cover the entire city center, is set to modernize Gothenburg’s traffic infrastructure and significantly reduce congestion and emissions.

The project involves the replacement of 50 tolling stations and 91 charging points across the city, each equipped with advanced technology for automatic vehicle identification under various traffic and weather conditions. As of August 2024, Kapsch TrafficCom’s system is operational at 66% of all tolled passages and 57% of all charging points. The successful implementation is expected to generate approximately EUR 90 million annually for local infrastructure improvements.

Carolin Treichl, EVP for Europe, Middle East, and North Africa at Kapsch TrafficCom, expressed pride in the project’s progress, emphasizing the importance of the new technology in managing urban congestion. Thomas Lundgren, Project Manager at Trafikverket, confirmed that the project is on track for completion by the first quarter of 2025.

Kapsch TrafficCom, known for its innovative transportation solutions, is ensuring minimal disruption to Gothenburg’s traffic by conducting much of the installation work during non-peak hours. This approach helps maintain toll revenue while advancing the city’s goal of reducing traffic and emissions.

Kapsch TrafficCom is a globally renowned provider of transportation solutions for sustainable mobility with successful projects in more than 50 countries. Innovative solutions in the application fields of tolling, tolling services, traffic management and demand management contribute to a healthy world without congestion.

With one-stop-shop solutions, the company covers the entire value chain of customers, from components to design and implementation to the operation of systems.

Kapsch TrafficCom, headquartered in Vienna, has subsidiaries and branches in more than 25 countries and is listed in the Prime Market segment of the Vienna Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: KTCG). In its 2023/24 financial year, about 4,000 employees generated revenues of EUR 539 million.

Media Contacts:

Carolin Treichl
Executive Vice President Marketing & Communications
Kapsch TrafficCom AG
Am Europlatz 2, 1120 Vienna, Austria
carolin.treichl@kapsch.net

Sandra Bijelic
Head of Corporate Communications
Kapsch TrafficCom AG
Am Europlatz 2, 1120 Vienna, Austria
sandra.bijelic@kapsch.net

SOURCE: Kapsch TrafficCom AG