New ITS project in Thailand
Thailand?s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has introduced a new Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). As a part of the project, titled... Read More
UK city to test traffic congestion technology
Newcastle University in the UK, along with the Newcastle City Council, have developed a new technology to reduce traffic congestion. The new... Read More
Chandigarh to get ring roads
The government of Punjab and the Union Territory administration of Chandigarh are planning to construct ring roads in the city. The project,... Read More
State-of-the-Art or Fit-for-Purpose
Adopting state-of-the-art techniques just for personal vanity or CV building is likely to backfire in developing economies like India. India has quite different baseline conditions from western cities, more than simple quantitative differences in income levels and a different vehicle mix. Such differences must be borne in mind when determining ways to analyse the transport patterns for new transport infrastructure and policies, writes Richard Di Bona.
Delhi roads to get emergency lanes
By the end of the year about 160 roads in Delhi are set to get emergency disaster management lanes. To be painted... Read More
INRIX develops Android based traffic application
INRIX, a US based provider of traffic information and intelligent traffic services has developed a traffic application for Android users. The application... Read More
“Quality is important because people’s lives depend on our products”
Manish Nagpal, Director, Madhav Safety Works Pvt Ltd talks about the challenges facing the road safety industry and the measures needed to... Read More
“Reflective safety sheeting is as important as a good road”
Amandeep Singh, National Sales Manager, Reflective Products Division, Avery Dennison India Pvt Ltd on the importance of reflective sheeting in road safety... Read More
Some more feedback on TrafficInfraTech Expo…
Wilfred Menezes, Chief Executive Officer Omnitech Systems India (P) Ltd We are very happy with the Expo. We launched an ANPR system... Read More
Interview with : Nitin Patel, Our contractors have to maintain the roads
Gujarat’s roads and Expressways are among the best in the country. BRTS has worked only in its city of Ahmedabad and failed everywhere else, even in the national capital. The state government has initiated some good transportation projects like ferry boat, Metro and Ring Roads. Gujarat is on the move and how! Yet, it faces a big problem – the indiscipline of its mobile public, transporters and even government officers. Nitin Patel, Minister of Urban Development & Urban Housing, Water Supply and Water Resources (excluding Kalpsar Division) speaks on these issues and more with Vidyottama Sharma.
