“Road safety products have a vast market potential in India”
G S Bhandari, General Manager, Dark Eye, says that with better roads in the country, the average speed of vehicles has increased... Read More
Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh use high-tech for enforcement
Following the lead of Karnataka which gave BlackBerries to traffic policemen in Bangalore to record traffic violations nearly four years back, Tamil... Read More
Managing Traffic and Tackling Safety during Highway Construction
Many traffic stalwarts from India and abroad discussed one of the most important issues of construction on highways – “Traffic Management and Safety during Highway Construction” – on the first day of TrafficInfraTech Expo 2012. The precautions for, challenges of and solutions to the issue were discussed in detail.
Mumbai on the move
While the various nodal agencies – MMRDA, MSRDC and MCGM – responsible to keep the metropolis on the move have tried their best (in varying and debatable proficiencies) to do exactly that – keep Mumbai moving – by undertaking and commissioning various new projects, the city’s travel woes haven’t eased much. But then, its commuting habits seem set to change now. In fact, they have changed to quite an extent. Only, the city bursting at its seams does not appear to be displaying these changes with the needed fervor. A look by Vidyottama Sharma at some of the projects that changed our daily travelling habits and those that are set to do so in the near future.
Area traffic control system Improving Traffic in the island city
Fully commissioned in August 2011, the Mumbai ATC project has transformed the conventional signaling system on the City roads into a real-time computer controlled one. The project won the award for the Best ITS system implemented in 2011 from the Government of India. TrafficInfraTech gives the details.
Interview with: O P Gupta, This year I will give BEST its first break-even in 15 years
He wants to bring BEST’s glorious years back – despite the odds. Despite the accumulated losses of र3000 crore over the last... Read More
Adjusting acoustic signals and deciding: Whose road is it?
It is a challenge to plan urban traffic areas for pedestrians, cyclists and all others who share city space for them to feel more safe and secure than today. But acoustic pedestrian signals now offer the elderly and visually challenged pedestrians the chance to adjust the signals in order to claim the roads from vehicular traffic for the duration they need it to cross over to the other side – safely.
Infrastructure Management Services
Egis Infra Management India Pvt Ltd offers Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services for traffic management and toll services. Services offered include toll... Read More
Road Conference held in Delhi
A one-day national conference on road construction, ‘Fast Track Road Construction in India’ was organised by IBK Media in Delhi recently. TrafficInfraTech... Read More
Saab Sensis to adapt NASA technology for US airports
US technology major Saab Sensis will help adapt NASA’s NextGen surface traffic management tools to improve capacities at overburdened US airports. The... Read More
