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Kapsch TrafficCom AG: First sustainable toll gantry installed on Austrian
highway
14.08.2024 / 13:15 CET/CEST
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First sustainable toll gantry installed on Austrian highway
• Wooden gantry rings in next phase of sustainable traffic
infrastructure
• Meets all relevant European norms and standards
Duluth, August 14, 2024 – Kapsch TrafficCom is proud to announce that
together with Austrian roadway operator Asfinag, the first operational
Green Gantry was installed in Carinthia, Austria.
Unlike traditional toll gantries made from steel or aluminum, which are
associated with significant emissions due to their manufacturing and
recycling processes, the Kapsch TrafficCom-designed Green Gantry is
constructed from renewable timber. This sustainable material not only
supports the same functional capabilities as conventional gantries but
also provides notable environmental benefits: The Green Gantry in
Carinthia saves 15 tons of CO(2), while comparable steel gantries cause up
to 30 tons of CO(2) during production.
Michael Weber, Head of Sales EMENA at Kapsch TrafficCom, explains: “Our
Green Gantry not only has a positive CO(2) balance, it has the same
load-bearing capacity and an even better environmental impact as a
traditional gantry. In addition, it meets all relevant European norms and
standards for gantries, so it is equally safe to deploy and to maintain,
and after its lifetime of at least 20 years, it can be dismantled and
re-used without causing additional pollution.”
"For us, sustainable construction is not just an empty slogan; we want to
set new standards in this area," say ASFINAG board members Hartwig Hufnagl
and Herbert Kasser. "Innovations are the driving force behind this. Wood
as a building material can also play an important role on the motorway in
the future."
The load-bearing core and therefore the majority of the new gantry is made
of glued and laminated spruce timber. Weather-resistant larch wood was
used for the outer layer, which can be easily repaired in case of damage.
The highly prefabricated wood construction was completed and delivered to
the building site by the HASSLACHER group. The installation of the gantry
on the highway was managed by Asfinag together with traffic technology
specialist Forster and, due to it’s high degree of prefabrication, took
only about one day.
The electricity for operating the gantry equipment comes from its own
photovoltaic system. In order to ensure system functionality in bad
weather and at night, a battery storage system was also installed.
More information: (1)Press | Kapsch TrafficCom
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.
Press contact:
Carolin Treichl Sandra Bijelic
Executive Vice President Marketing & Head of Corporate Communications
Communications Kapsch TrafficCom AG
Kapsch TrafficCom AG Am Europlatz 2, 1120 Vienna,
Am Europlatz 2, 1120 Vienna, Austria Austria
P +43 50 811 1710 P +43664628 1720
(2)carolin.treichl@kapsch.net (3)sandra.bijelic@kapsch.net
Further information: (4)www.kapsch.net/ktc
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Language: English
Company: Kapsch TrafficCom AG
Am Europlatz 2
1120 Vienna
Austria
Phone: +43 50811 1122
Fax: +43 50811 99 1122
E-mail: ir.kapschtraffic@kapsch.net
Internet: www.kapschtraffic.com
ISIN: AT000KAPSCH9
WKN: A0MUZU
Listed: Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Market)
EQS News ID: 1968137
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