April 25, 2025 — HAAS Alert, a company with the largest commercially deployed V2X safety network powered by its Safety Cloud® digital alerting platform is pleased to announce that Via Pribina Operations, a.s., the organization responsible for the operation and maintenance of the R1 Pribina expressway and the northern bypass of Banská Bystrica, has become the first agency in Slovakia to activate digital alerting.

Via Pribina Operations, a.s. is a subsidiary of VINCI Highways, the leading concessions company and provider of road transport services that operates in 16 countries around the world. Working with local partners, VINCI Highways designs, finances, builds and operates almost 4,000 km of roads to the highest international safety and quality standards.

"We hold ourselves to the highest standards at Via Pribina Operations, a.s," said Benoit Le Bouille, Chief Executive Officer of Via Pribina Operations. “Safety Cloud allows us to constantly exceed those standards and bring a new level of protection to Slovakian roads.”

Via Pribina Operations, a.s. is an operator of the  Via Pribina project -the very first PPP Project of infrastructure in Slovakia, which consists in the financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance of an expressway with two lanes in both directions and for 30 years.

“HAAS Alert is thrilled to welcome Via Pribina Operations, a.s, to the Safety Cloud network,” added Gareth Evans, European Director of Strategy and Business Development of HAAS Alert. “This partnership is an important step forward in continuing to expand digital alerting coverage across Europe. ” 

Safety Cloud digital alerting enables real-time alerting between emergency and roadwork vehicles and the civilian drivers for safer and smarter roads. HAAS Alert expanded Safety Cloud’s coverage to Europe in November of 2023, with more agencies and services continuing to join.

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HAAS Alert's mission is to build lifesaving mobility solutions to make vehicles and roads safer and smarter. Our vision is a connected, collision-free world where everyone gets home safely. HAAS Alert makes roads and communities safer by delivering digital alerts from emergency response, municipal and private fleets, work zones, and connected infrastructure to nearby drivers through its vehicle communication platform.

For more information, visit www.haasalert.com/gb

About Via Pribina Operations, a.s.

Via Pribina Operations, a.s. is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the R1 Pribina expressway in Slovakia, encompassing a 46 km section from Nitra to Tekovské Nemce and a 6 km northern bypass of Banská Bystrica. As a 100% subsidiary of VINCI Concessions, Via Pribina Operations upholds the highest international standards in safety, quality, and environmental stewardship. The company operates a state-of-the-art [FS1] traffic monitoring center equipped with weather stations, traffic sensors, variable message signs and CCTV cameras to ensure 24/7 oversight and rapid response capabilities. Committed to sustainable and efficient transport infrastructure, Via Pribina Operations leverages over 50 years of expertise from the VINCI group to keep the expressway safe and comfortable for all users.

For more information, visit www.viapribina.sk/en/concession-and-operation/