Cintra partners with top-tier universities and research institutions to stay on the cutting-edge of transportation technology, travel behavior, and other trends and innovations that affect our business. Ongoing research topics include:

• Staying at the forefront of innovations in road usage payments.
• Prepare the business for a future with increasing numbers of automated vehicles.
• How to use smart technologies, such as sensors, cameras, and analytics, to monitor traffic conditions, detect incidents, and alert drivers and operators in real time.
• Developing new methodologies to better measure community and social impacts of infrastructure.
• Leverage behavioral science techniques and virtual reality to understand user behavior in a variety of different roadway conditions.

Our global portfolio is located across multiple geographies with a range of climates and terrains. To prepare for impacts of extreme weather or changes to climate, climate risk and mitigation assessments have been integrated into our risk management processes. By proactively identifying and addressing these risks with adaptation measures, Cintra can reduce vulnerabilities, enhance the resilience of the assets, and ensure the long-term operational continuity.

Together with the University of Cantabria, Ferrovial developed an assessment tool, “Adaptare,” which is specifically designed to facilitate the analysis of physical climate change risk on infrastructure.

A healthy business is one that strives for efficiency across all operations. Operational efficiencies often have benefit for the company’s value as well as the natural environment. Examples include upgrading lighting to LEDs, which saves costs and reduces light pollution; designing lighter cabs that reduce fuel expenditures and emissions; and circular economy efforts reuse materials and reduce waste.

The central principles of Cintra’s circular economy approach are reusing and optimizing the use of materials and products, leveraging the regenerative capacity of natural resources and prioritizing value creation.

To support its portfolio in their efforts, Cintra has developed trainings and guides to share best practices, develop innovative ideas, and drive broader awareness to this critical approach to drive efficiencies.