The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India proposes to spend Rs 50,000Cr to increase road connectivity and highways in Jharkhand in the next two and a half years. There is also a proposal to construct a bridge across the Ganga river at Sahibganj to link Manihari. The Centre will help to complete the Ranchi-Jamshedpur four lane road by ...

The Delhi Police is in the process of installing 50 Variable Message Sign boards at 50 locations near congestion-prone intersections, at arterial roads and before flyovers that witness large traffic volumes. The boards have been installed on Mathura Road, Sardar Patel Marg, Rao Tula Ram Marg, Dwarka Link Road, IGI Airport Road, Ring Road (near Moolchand flyover) and on stretches ...

A railway line at a height of 10,000 feet, and that too on the border with China can be a reality soon. The Ministry of Defence, in collaboration with the Ministry of Railways, is all set to finance the construction of three extremely strategic railway lines in the North-East: Murkongselek (Assam) to Pasighat in Arunachal, Silapathar (Assam) to Bame in ...

The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon has prepared a plan to install over 54000 streetlights, including 406 high-masts, to make the city roads brighter. While total 13,115 streetlights will be installed in Huda sectors and 1,218 lamps will come up in HSIIDC Phase 1-4, the rest of the streetlights will be placed across MCG wards. Currently, there are over 10,000 streetlights ...

Following the first successful Indo-German bootcamp held in July 2016 in Berlin, the second Indo-German bootcamp on ‘Transport and Mobility’ took place on 28 March. It brought together entrepreneurs from India and Germany to explore cooperation and grow their social impact. 10 teams were shortlisted to undergo an intense ten-day training. The Indian startups who participated in the demo day ...

The government is exploring a plan to reserve one lane in each national highway for the exclusive use of electric trucks. These trucks won’t be battery operated but powered by electricity from overhead cables on a dedicated lane. To start with, the MoRTH is planning a pilot project for running 50-tonne electric trucks between Delhi and Mumbai, aimed at halving the ...

Traffic Guiding Sign from Dianming Shenzhen Tech Co Ltd is used in a wide area or for local traffic flow guidance. It displays graphics of overall roadmap by insetting changeable LED light band in the static road marking area to identify vividly the real-time traffic status: smooth (green), congestion (red) or slow (yellow). Then, the driver is able to estimate ...

The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is the principal Act for regulating all the activities related to Motor Vehicles in the country. It has been amended four times i.e. in the year 1994,2000, 2001 and 2015 to adapt it to the technological upgradation emerging in road transport, passenger, freight movement and in motor vehicle management. Many provisions of the Act either have ...

Routing and scheduling in public transportation is a well-studied problem, and very relevant today in the face of rampant traffic congestion in most big cities across the globe. The routes and schedules need to be planned by transit agencies so as to successfully cater to the public demand, maintaining the revenue earned and operational cost incurred. The traditional schedules are ...

Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to sublet parking facilities on PPP mode  to ensure better and safer parking zones. Around 60 locations across the city would be sublet under the smart city parking. State-of-the-art sensors, parking meters, dash boards and CCTV surveillance cameras will be used at these locations.  Assessment of parking based on short and long term needs is ...