Canada and India sign MoU for ITS development in India
India will get Canadian assistance in developing Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in the country. The Minister for Road Transport and Highways Dr CP Joshi and […]
Month: July 2012
3M to acquire electronic toll collection business
The US based 3M Company is acquiring the electronic toll collection business and other assets of another US company Federal Signal Corporation. 3M paid $110 […]
L&T IDPL gets Rs.4800 crore NHAI projects
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited (L&T IDPL) a र4800 crore contract to develop two road sections […]
Integrated highway hub planned for South Bengal
Bengal Shristi Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd, promoted jointly by Asansol Durgapur Development Authority (ADDA), Govt. of West Bengal and Shristi Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd, is […]
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 Nadu and Andhra […]
NHAI moots RFID for ETC
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has begun the process of emphasising on the use of RFID for Electronic Toll Collections at the National Highways […]
Free Driver’s resting places on highways
The government plans to provide one free drivers’ resting place every 50km along National Highways similar to the ones available in developed countries. The National Highways Authority […]
Panvel flyover inaugurated
The Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan recently inaugurated a 2.4km long flyover in Panvel, near Mumbai. The flyover, while reducing travel time for commuters, fuel […]
Mumbai Metro 70% complete
About 70% of the bridge work of Metro rail over Western Railway tracks near Andheri station is completed. The original deadline of Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar route (Phase […]
EU cars may cost less
Cars imported from the European Union could be available at prices just a tad bit higher than those in Europe. A free trade agreement to […]