Gothenburg Congestion Charging Project Enters Final Stages
- Kapsch TrafficCom now manages all charging and control points in the city
- System covers 100% of tolled passages in the city
Vienna, January 2, 2025 – Kapsch TrafficCom have taken a big step toward the completion of one of the biggest urban congestion charging projects in the world on behalf of Swedish traffic authority Trafikverket.
The rollout phase and the correspondant testing of the Gothenburg congestion charging project are complete, with Kapsch TrafficCom now managing all charging and control points in the city. The company has replaced the previous charging point system, working mainly at night and on weekends and bank holidays to ensure undisturbed system functionality. Every charging point has its own portal with cameras and other technical equipment that required to be replaced as part of the system renewal.
Carolin Treichl, EVP EMENA at Kapsch TrafficCom, comments: “After months of hard work, we are proud to reach this milestone. Our system now covers 100% of tolled passages in the city, meaning that we are processing over 150 million passages per year.”
Upon finalization, Kapsch TrafficCom will be in charge of operations and maintenance for the next 10 years, with two years of optional extension. Entering the operations phase, the new congestion charging system covers the entirety of the city center, allowing for automatic vehicle identification and enabling the city to manage urban congestion proactively and successfully.
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.