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Intertraffic, Amsterdam

As with the previous editions, this year too (March 25- 28), Intertraffic has had multiple halls crammed with latest traffic technologies & products from a large number of exhibitors and business visitors. The central theme of the Show?Smart Mobility?focused on urban accessibility and traffic flow. The highlight of the event has been the Innovation Awards for categories like Parking, ITS, ...

Road Safety Week

India has reported the highest number of road accident fatalists in the world. As per the directive from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, National Road Safety Week was observed all over India from January 11-17. The 25th Road safety week saw States/UTS/NGOs and other stakeholders/agencies involved in road safety undertake various activities aimed at promoting road safety. The ...

Hyderabad Metro Rail first phase to open in 2015

The eight kilometer stretch of the first phase of Hyderabad Metro Rail between Nagole and Mettuguda, work on which is currently going on full stream, is all set to be opened to commuters by March 2015. The project will be completed by the end of December 2014 and trial runs will be held until March 2015. Major infrastructure of 200 ...

Jaipur Metro to get ADB funding

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sanctioned $176 million funding for the Jaipur Metro to extend Line 1 of the first phase of the metro. As per the Jaipur Development Authority?s public transport plan, the Rajasthan government is constructing a 9.7km elevated metro train from Mansarovar in the western part of the city to Chandpole on the western edge of ...

Innovative Swing Bridge

The Scale Lane Bridge over the River Hull, the UK, opened recently, offers people the unique and memorable experience of riding on the bridge while it opens and closes. Its form and material give it a distinctive and tough character, appropriate to its context and Hull?s industrial and maritime heritage. The client?s brief was for a new pedestrian/cycle bridge that ...

Cabinet clears GPS project to track public transport

The Union Cabinet has cleared a `1,400 crore project to track all public transport in 32 cities through a global positioning system (GPS) at the national and state level as part of initiatives under the ?Nirbhaya Fund.? The budget exceeds the `1,000 crore fund created in memory of the victim of the December 16 gang rape, but the project will ...

Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Bridge

The Qatar Bahrain Causeway (QBC), also referred to as the Qatar Bahrain Friendship Bridge is a 40km-long causeway connecting Qatar and Bahrain in the Middle East. After completion ? expected to be shortly before the 2020 FIFA World Cup ? it will be the world?s longest fixed causeway. Connecting northern Qatar with the eastern coast of Bahrain, the link will ...

Mahindra Group ties up with Spain?s CIE Automotive

The Mahindra Group has entered into a global alliance with Spain?s CIE Automotive S.A. The alliance will be between Systech Sector, Mahindra group?s automotive component company and the Spanish company. This will see the setting up of an automotive component group with a global presence. The new company will be known as Mahindra CIE. The expected areas of operation will ...

J&K to get road project control rooms

The Jammu and Kashmir government will set up control rooms at the offices of Chief Engineers of major road projects in the state to monitor their progress and resolve issues. Control rooms will be set up in the offices of Chief Engineers of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sevak Yojana (PMGSY), Roads and Borders (R&B), Mechanical Engineering Department (MED), Jammu and Kashmir ...

DMRC begins tunnelling work on 5.5km underground stretch

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has started tunnelling work on the 5.5km long underground Hazrat Nizamuddin ? Lajpat Nagar stretch on the Mukundpur (Majlis Park) ? Shiv Vihar corridor which is a part of Phase III of the Delhi Metro. The corridor will provide direct connectivity to the Sarai Kale Khan Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) and the Hazrat ...