The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation near Pune in Maharashtra is in the process of implementing a plan to improve traffic and implement road safety measures at 50 traffic junctions. The plan was developed after a joint survey undertaken by the traffic and civic officials of the city sometime back. The plan involves improvement at traffic junctions, providing safe pedestrian crossings, creation ...

A trial run of the Gurgaon Rapid Metro was recently conducted by the Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. The Rapid Metro is 5.1km long and cost about Rs. 1088 crore to build. The trial run was completed in a short time of 2 months. The Metro is expected to help take about 60,000 vehicles off the road and reduce ...

International Road Dynamics Inc (IRD) recently installed its weigh-in-motion system WIM@Toll at toll plazas along the Tavan Tolgoi – Gashuun Sukhait toll road in Mongolia. The road is a crucial route that facilitates the development and expansion of mining in the high quality coal deposit areas of the Gobi region. The WIM@Toll system uses IRD’s Slow Speed Weigh-In-Motion (SSWIM) scales ...

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) plans to award about 4,000km of road construction projects in the current fiscal year through the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) mode. Of this the Ministry has already invited bids for about 2650 km of projects. The developers will be finalised and selected on a generic basis, valid to bid for all ...

The central government is planning to introduce a one-time urban transport tax on private vehicles in an effort to encourage use of public transport and discourage the use of private vehicles. According to urban transport experts mega cities have 10% of total vehicles in the country, of which 90% are private vehicles. For existing vehicles the urban transport tax will ...

Ambassador Bridge, an important international bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario in Canada to Detroit, Michigan, has installed 3M’s newly introduced 3MID6204 Multiprotocal Reader. The ID6204 can read all six tolling protocols used in North America – ISO 18000-6C, ISO 18000-6B, ISO10374, CalTrans Title-21, ASTMv6 and PS111 (IAG). This ensures seamless operations with tags of any type used on customer vehicles. The ...

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has introduced a 14.5 metre long Volvo multi-axle air-conditioned bus, the longest in the country. The Volvo 9400PX is built on the new light-weight Volvo PX platform, which provides better ability to tackle steeper grades, and also has better acceleration, enhanced stability & larger luggage space. The bus has been initially been launched ...

The Brhanmumbai Municipal Corporation has submitted a proposal to implement Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) on a pilot basis on the Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road. The BRTS will run on the service road of the Link Road, acting as a separate route for public transport. The service road will be widened and improved using cement and concrete for the BRTS implementation. ...

Australia based crash barrier manufacturer Ingal Civil Products has developed a new steel guardrail barrier Ezy-Guard that provides improved safety for motorists. An Ezy-Carriage secures the w-beam rails to the posts and avoids the need for blocking pieces and rail stiffening plates. This results in smoother containment and redirection of vehicles during crashes and a soft ride-down for vehicle occupants. ...

Hindalco Industries Limited is set to invest about Rs. 10,000 cr in its greenfield as well as brownfield projects. It is setting up an automotive sheet finishing plant in China while it will also be expanding its plants in Brazil, China and the US. Novelis Inc, a subsidiary of Hindalco, has made significant investments in recycling facilities in South America ...