SRL Traffic Systems has delivered the first long-term contract for its flexible REMOS (remotely operated mobile signal) solution in a seven-figure deal with Go Traffic Management.
The Solihull, UK-based SRL Traffic Systems developed REMOS in partnership with GTM, with the flexible package for ad-hoc deployment on short-term schemes launching in July 2025 following market trials and customer feedback. Europe’s largest manufacturer and supplier of portable and temporary intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions created the technology to address growing concerns about road worker safety.
Contract scope and deployment
The three-year agreement covers an initial delivery of 20 three-way REMOS bundles to GTM’s nationwide depot network, with plans to provide an additional 70 units in the first half of 2026. The deployment will enable construction contractors, highways authorities and utilities providers operating short-term schemes to access the remote traffic management technology.
REMOS comprises portable traffic signals equipped with built-in radar sensors and CCTV cameras that detect vehicle movement and stream footage of approaching traffic. The system captures and transmits data from remote traffic management control (RTMC) boxes to SRL’s Solihull Control Centre, where dedicated staff analyse information in real time and make interventions to optimise traffic flow. SRL estimates the system typically increases traffic flow rates around roadworks by 30-50% compared with mobile solutions operated on site. The technology is available in two-way, three-way and four-way packages.
Flexible operations model
The flexible REMOS package requires just two hours’ notice to commence remote operation. Users can allocate up to 12 hours of remote monitoring and control per day, providing short-term schemes with rapid access to centralised traffic management.
Addressing road worker safety concerns
The contract responds to significant safety challenges facing roadworks personnel. More than 2,300 UK road workers reported verbal or physical assault by road users in 2023, with over 50% experiencing weekly abuse. Between 2024 and 2025, 35 UK construction workers were killed, with 9% of fatalities caused by moving vehicles.
By enabling remote operation, REMOS reduces the number of traffic management operatives required in live traffic lanes. According to Simon Horrocks, contract director at GTM: “Road worker safety is of paramount importance to GTM and we are proud not only to have worked with SRL in REMOS’ development but also to become the first traffic management specialist to sign a long-term contract with the company for its flexible REMOS package, allowing us to provide customers operating short-term schemes with swift and extensive ad-hoc access to the high-performance solution.”
Additional operational benefits
Horrocks notes the system provides protection beyond reducing exposure to traffic: “As well as protecting road workers from accidents and abuse, REMOS guards against human error caused by fatigue or inability to see the full system and performs even in poor weather conditions. The environmental benefits for customers are also significant, as fewer traffic management operatives are required to travel to site.”
The three-year contract duration enables GTM to plan and resource operations with greater certainty and efficiency, according to Horrocks.
Industry recognition
According to Ben Parsons, business development director at SRL: “REMOS is leading the way in the ongoing quest to improve the UK’s road worker safety and our contract with GTM will place the pioneering solution within reliable reach of its customers operating short-term schemes.”
SRL has won Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) awards for health and safety of its roadworks staff for five consecutive years. GTM operates a Be:SAFE campaign promoting workforce safety.
The partnership between SRL and GTM demonstrates the industry’s commitment to addressing road worker safety through technological innovation whilst maintaining efficient traffic management at roadworks sites across the UK’s highway network.
