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Connect Plus and CPS win at the Intelligent Transport Systems UK Awards!

We’re proud to announce another award win for Connect Plus and CPS at the Intelligent Transport Systems Awards 2024 for our work with Alchera!

The event was held on Friday, celebrating their 18th year with a fantastic evening and joined by over 250 leading figures from the industry and government to honour many outstanding individuals, projects and organisations.

With their highest number of entries received, it’s a fantastic achievement to have won in the ‘Digitalisation and Digital Services’ category.

This entry recognises and celebrates the innovative work of our teams, alongside Alchera Technologies, in extending working windows on the network and highlighting the vast impact of digital solutions on traffic management.

A huge well done to everyone involved in the project and congratulations to all winners!

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Notes to Editors

About Connect Plus and Connect Plus Services:

  • In 2009, National Highways awarded Connect Plus a 30-year contract to operate and manage the M25 and its key arterial link roads. It continues to be National Highways’ flagship public finance initiative (PFI) and is the largest highways PFI project ever awarded in the UK.
  • Connect Plus is a consortium that includes Edge Orbital Holdings Ltd, Balfour Beatty and Egis Investment Partners - a unique partnership with a collective strength in highways maintenance and management.
  • Connect Plus Services (CPS), is Connect Plus’ specialist and strategic supply chain partner responsible for operations and maintenance, bringing together the collective strength and expertise of its parent companies, Balfour Beatty, AtkinsRéalis and Egis.
  • With a workforce of 780 people, based at seven locations around the network, CPS carries out routine maintenance, and whole-life management of thousands of M25 assets. CPS manages the operation of the network 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including a severe weather season maintenance programme.
  • For further information please visit: https://www.connectplusm25.co.uk/