A new roadside solution has been implemented on Puerto Rico’s Teodoro Moscoso Bridge, operated by Autopistas Metropolitanas de Puerto Rico (Metropistas).
The Emovis solution is designed to maximise toll compliance through improved vehicle detection and identification systems.
The Teodoro Moscoso Bridge opened in 1994 and is operated by Abertis Mobility Services, the parent company of Emovis.
It is an entrance to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport and reportedly processes more than 8,000,000 transactions per year.
With this project, TMB has expanded two additional lanes and refreshed four existing lanes.
As part of the solution, cameras with external illuminators have been deployed. The cameras are able to read dirty license plates, even at night.
All equipment previously in the lane has been moved, thereby reducing the risk of equipment damage from vehicles.
The legacy equipment had more than 10 cabinets of networking and equipment servers supporting four lanes. All the equipment is now in a single server rack.
Metropistas operates several major highways throughout Puerto Rico and has worked with Abertis since 2011 through a public-private partnership.
Previous projects include the recent renovation and operation of 10 electronic toll gates on PR-22, an 84km-long toll road in Puerto Rico, and PR-5, a 5km-long highway.
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Both highways have also seen system camera refreshes in 2022, while the DTL-Dorado project involved the renovation and operation of two gantries into one dynamic toll lane on PR-22 in 2021.
In 2017, five gantries were installed on PR-22 and an additional one on PR-5.
Julián Fernández Rodes, CEO of Metropistas, said: “The results of these projects over the years have been phenomenal,” said Julián Fernández Rodes, CEO of Metropistas.
“This latest Teodoro Moscoso Bridge project will reduce tolling incidents and congestion, thus providing greater reliability and safety for drivers.”
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