Belarus upgrades toll collection system

摘要

Kapsch TrafficCom has secured a Euro267m contract from Belarus's Ministry for Transportation and Communication for the implementation of a toll collection system across the country. Under the contract, the Austrian toll-road-system developer will implement a short-range communication based system along the 2,743km of road network, as well as operate the system for 20 years. TrafficCom said that introducing such an advanced toll collection system shows a serious approach towards a substantial contribution for infrastructure development to support the economy of the Republic of Belarus.The first phase of the system will commence operations on 1 July 2013 and in the first phase ?158m will be invested over two years.