Athens–Patras has become the first Greek motorway fully equipped with LED lighting.
600m vehicles will benefit from the new AI-driven licence plate recognition solutions introduced by ViaPlus across the HCTRA network in Texas, in the United States.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
In Greece, VINCI Highways and its Greek partners have installed one of Europe’s biggest motorway- based solar power plants along the Athens–Patras motorway. The 19 solar installations built along the infrastructure, on toll booth canopies and roofs of operational buildings, have a total capacity of 10 MWp and cover the motorway’s operating energy needs. In addition, Athens–Patras has become the first Greek motorway fully equipped with LED lighting, which reduces its electricity consumption by more than 55%.
In Latin America, VINCI Highways continued to roll out its environmental initiatives. As concerns water management, Entrevias deployed a wastewater treat-ment and recycling plant at its Ribeirão Preto oper-ational and administrative centre. The installationtreats water runoff from toll plazas and offices, with the recycled water being used to clean signage and irrigate green spaces.
In the field of waste management, VINCI Highways teams collected more than 300 tonnes of waste along the 600 km of the Via Cristais motorway (Brazil) and signed agreements with local cooperatives to ensure recycling of this waste. Meanwhile, recyc-ling bins were installed in all service and customer assistance areas to encourage recycling and reduce illegal dumping. On the Bogotá–Girardot highway (Colombia), the first electric vehicles dedicated to maintenance, patrols and emergency response were brought into service. The fleet currently has 18 vehicles but should grow to around 30 looking to 2028, marking an important stage in the energy tran-sition of operations in a country where the concept is still emerging.