Highways England has awarded Sopra Steria the National
Traffic Information Service (NTIS) contract to provide
round-the-clock real-time traffic information about England’s
busiest roads.
The service is a vital tool to help Highways England’s operations
teams and the emergency services to keep traffic moving and
respond to incidents as efficiently as possible.
It helps road users plan their journeys, avoid delays and stay
safe on England’s motorways and major A roads by providing the
latest information to journey-planning website TrafficEngland.com and
to the electronic message signs on the network.
Meryl Roberts, Highways England’s Operations and Performance team
leader, said:
It is very important that drivers have the right information to
help them to make choices about their journeys and reduce
congestion.
Sopra Steria will develop the already excellent service for
everyone who uses our roads.
Adrian Fieldhouse, Managing Director, Sopra Steria’s Government
Sector, said:
We’re delighted to be working with Highways England on the
development of the National Traffic Information Service,
leveraging our road traffic management and digital
transformation experience from London, Singapore and around the
globe to tackle some of today’s biggest infrastructure
challenges – including pollution, road safety and congestion.
Sopra Steria will run the service for an initial five years, with
an option for the £41.85 million contract to be extended for a
further two years.
The traffic information service forms part of Highways England’s
customer service
strategy to provide better information to road users.
The Government’s current advice is for people to take essential
journeys only.
