by Shane Henson — June 15, 2011—AMG Systems, a provider of video and communication transmission solutions designed for CCTV surveillance operations in the transportation and security sectors, announced that the company has been selected to supply the transmission solution for the refurbished Victorian built Blackwall Tunnel under the Thames River in London. The work involves improving the safety, lighting and communications systems in the 112-year-old tunnel and will bring the tunnel in compliance with the latest tunnel safety standards.
Following a series of tunnel fires in the European Alps in 2000, the European safety regulations for tunnels were changed and Transport for London announced a $70 million refurbishment program over three years for the northbound Blackwall Tunnel. P. Ducker Systems (PDS) is undertaking the task of supplying the tunnel systems for the project.
According to PDS, the Blackwall Tunnel is a main traffic artery originally built to transport horse-drawn carriages under the river, but today used by more than 50,000 vehicles every day. The systems being created for Blackwall Tunnel will cover new fire and incident detection and a new CCTV camera system. PDS will be implementing the AMG 5000 series for transmission of video and associated data and alarms over singlemode fiber. The solution covers 64 cameras mounted throughout the tunnel bore.
