Gurgaon Expressway introduces decongestion measures
Delhi-Gurgaon Super Connectivity (DGSCL), the concessionaire for the Gurgaoan Expressway, in collaboration with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the... Read More
Yamuna Expressway- Concrete corridor with integrated ITS Systems
Yamuna Expressway, in the State of Uttar Pradesh, is an ITS marvel. The 165kms long Expressway that was thrown open to the public on August 9 this year, and has cost the Jaypee Group `11,000 crore, is the country’s longest six-laned (extendable to eight lanes) access controlled concrete pavement stretch and is signal-free. It has reduced the distance between Agra and Delhi to around 211kms and the travel time between the two cities to 150 minutes, and between Greater Noida and the tourist hotspot to just 90 minutes. TrafficInfraTech took a ride on the Expressway on the eve of its inauguration. The Zero point being blocked for arrangements for the opening ceremony, the onward journey towards the control room at first main Toll Plaza located at Jewar (38kms from Greater Noida), took the vehicle through underpasses, service roads, the villages and of course, along Jaypees’s Buddh International Formula one track. Mangala Chandran on the experience and the technological marvel that is Yamuna Expressway.
Sydney to get electronic freeway management system
The M4 motorway in Sydney will get a new electronic freeway management system. The system, funded by the Australian federal government and... Read More
Auto rickshaw, taxi parking to be mandatory for Mumbai malls
It may become mandatory for malls in the country’s financial capital to provide parking for auto rickshaws and taxis, if a new... Read More
Warsaw most congested city in Europe
In its latest report on traffic congestion in Europe, a study by TomTom (in-car location and navigation products and services provider) has... Read More
Ganga Expressway project gets nod
The Bihar government has approved in principle the Ganga Expressway project to ease traffic congestion on the roads in Patna. The proposed... Read More
Reducing journey time through VMS
A study on the use of Variable Message Signs for getting traffic information was carried out in Kolkata by two Associate Professors... Read More
Panvel flyover to be ready by this June
The Panvel flyover that is expected to solve the problems of traffic jams, road rages and inconvenience of Panvel residents is expected... Read More
Traffic Modelling of Cross-Roads
Forecasting traffic is a very important tool of traffic management. It is done by using mathematical models of traffic flow and the... Read More
Smart Traffic Congestion Reductions
Todd Litman, Founder and Executive Director, Victoria Transport Policy Institute critically evaluates the traffic congestion methodologies in this article specially written for TrafficInfraTech. The current evaluation practices are biased in various ways that encourage decision makers to over-invest in roadway expansion and under-support other congestion reduction strategies, he says. While developing a more comprehensive congestion costing framework, this study indicates that improved congestion costing methods can lead to more efficient and equitable traffic congestion solutions, and that these planning reforms are important in both developing and developed countries.
