DENVER, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), an international consulting and engineering company, today announced that it has been awarded a $1.15 million contract by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) to provide key engineering and integration services for the Lafayette Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Traffic Incident Management (TIM) project. The project supports LADOTD initiatives to use electronic technology in detecting, managing and responding to traffic incidents along several heavily traveled highways in the Lafayette area and Atchafalaya Basin.

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ARCADIS will serve as both engineer and electronics integrator for the project. As integrator, ARCADIS will support the development of fiber optic and wireless communications as well as closed-circuit TV (CCTV) cameras, radar detectors, traffic messaging signs and highway advisory radios on Interstates 10 and 49 as well as U.S. Highways 90 and 190 between Baton Rouge and Lafayette, Louisiana.

ARCADIS will provide the design services for intelligent transportation systems, electrical engineering, and civil and structural engineering. ARCADIS will also purchase, install and integrate electronic systems associated with wireless broadband communications, specialized Ethernet communication devices, and digital video encoders for CCTV.

"We're pleased to offer our capabilities to support this initiative and contribute to improving safety in a major transportation corridor," said Marwan Abboud, ARCADIS vice president, U.S. traffic and ITS services. "This contract is a tribute to the breadth and success of ARCADIS ITS design and systems integration in major urban areas across the U.S."

In addition to improving traffic incident management, the ITS-TIM project will help the State of Louisiana extend its emergency response capabilities, including hurricane evacuations.

ARCADIS is an international company providing consultancy, design, engineering and management services in infrastructure, environment and buildings, to enhance mobility, sustainability and quality of life. ARCADIS develops, designs, implements, maintains and operates projects for companies and governments. With more than 15,000 employees and $2.8 billion in gross revenues, the company has an extensive international network that is supported by strong local market positions. Visit us on the internet: www.arcadis-us.com.

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