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Telvent Providing Florida District 5 with Design/Build Services for Expansion of the DASH Intelligent Transportation System

August 16, 2007

Madrid, August 16, 2007 - Telvent GIT S.A. (Nasdaq: TLVT), the IT company for a sustainable and secure world, announced today that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in District 5 has contracted Telvent to provide design/build services for the north expansion of the Daytona Area Smart Highways (DASH) intelligent transportation system (ITS). The expansion covers I-95 from US 1 in Volusia County to US 1 in St. Johns County. This eight-month project is valued at 1,74 million euro.

The DASH north expansion project consists of design and installation of vehicle detection, closed circuit television cameras, and dynamic message signs using new fiber optic communications infrastructure, and integrated with existing components and an advanced traffic management system. This ITS expansion will provide incident management and traveler information to motorists, warning them of significant congestion and delay.

Manuel Sánchez, Telvent’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said "We are highly satisfied to help the FDOT improve their highways and infrastructure. The FDOT has turned to design/build to expedite project delivery, and Telvent is very happy to be able to help them achieve this important goal."

Telvent is responsible for providing project management including maintenance of traffic during construction, scheduling, and coordination with other agencies/entities, permitting, ITS design, construction, and integration.

Telvent has four offices in Florida that enable it to serve FDOT by providing local support overseeing a wide variety of transportation projects. Telvent has a long and successful history of working with the Florida DOT.

About Telvent

Telvent (Nasdaq: TLVT), the IT company for a sustainable and secure world, specializes in high value-added products, services and integrated solutions for the Energy, Transportation, Environment and Public Administration industry segments, as well as Global IT Services. Its innovative technology and client-proven expertise enable the efficient and secure real-time management of operational and business processes for industry-leading companies worldwide. (www.telvent.com)



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