Highway & Network Management

June 18, 2012
New initiatives could boost transport sustainability – David Crawford writes. New roles are opening up for urban traffic management systems in…
June 18, 2012
New rules in the US mean that electric vehicles will require noise generation equipment. This covers electric vehicles and hybrids as well as…
June 18, 2012
The project to install Variable Message Signs (VMS), recently approved by Staffordshire County Council, will provide motorists with important travel…
June 12, 2012
Transport and traffic analysis nowadays tends to switch between static analysis modelling for large scale studies and microsimulation for finer grain…
May 30, 2012
The authorities in Hanoi are putting forward a novel if potentially costly solution to tackling the city's chronic traffic congestion problem. The…
May 29, 2012
Work is being planned on Melbourne's M80 ring road upgrade. This A$2.25 billion project is intended to cut congestion at peak periods, boost safety…
May 29, 2012
Vietnam intends to set up an electronic network that will charge vehicle drivers to enter the centre of Ho Chi Minh City. Congestion is a major…
May 28, 2012
Planning for West Africa's first PPP motorway deal is now moving forward and construction work is due to begin this summer. The ?200 million Toll…
May 28, 2012
Ethiopia is targeting a major investment in transport infrastructure as a means to boost its economy in the long term. The country's government has…
May 28, 2012
Plans are well in hand for a new link that will improve connections between capital Santiago and its fast growing satellite town of Lampa. The US$130…
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