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A Case Study of Udaipur-Sabroom section, Tripura by Dr Siksha Swaroopa Kar, Principal Scientist, CSIR-CRRI, and Dr Devesh Tiwari, Former Chief Scientist, CSIR-CRRI Road infrastructure serves as the lifeline of transportation networks, playing a pivotal role in fostering economic growth, regional integration, and societal advancement. However, the durability of pavements inevitably deteriorates over time due to various factors such as ...

  Established over 25 years back primarily for supplying road safety products, Lucknow based Descon Infrastructures Pvt. Ltd (derived from Design Section and coined by the Founder Sanjeev Khobragade) has today earned its special space in India’s urban and highway infrastructure development. From safety solutions, retroreflective signage, and thermoplastic road markings to highway management, Descon has come a long way. ...

While public transport buses have long been part of India’s landscape as an inexpensive and inclusive mode of travel, it is now gathering momentum as a sustainable, eco-friendly and technology driven component of India’s urban and regional planning. The task of incorporating technology is not easy. The buses are new but mega cities house mega population and infrastructure is yet ...

Electrifying fleets of buses catering to the bustling and rapidly urbanising Indian cities is critical to addressing mass transport in a greener manner. Continuing his series of articles on EV ecosystem, Preetesh Singh, Specialist, CASE and Alternate Powertrains, NRI Consulting and Solutions India Pvt Ltd looks at how unlocking the innovative features in e-buses can lead to improved EV penetration. ...

BRT is also known as a busway or a transitway. It describes a high-capacity urban public transport system with its own right of way, vehicles at short headways, platform-level boarding, and pre-ticketing. Purists will argue that a BRT needs all these attributes, but often the ticketing system is on-board – albeit cashless and fast – so as not to slow ...

Road safety experts and the Government have been stressing on the need for speedy and uniform implementation of Intelligent Transport System (ITS) in India. It covers all modes of transport and holds together dynamically various elements of the transportation systems and the users. Satheesh G, Scientist G & Group Head – Intelligent Transportation & Networking Group, CDAC gives an update ...

Defensive driving training and traffic psychology would be a powerful combination that could contribute to safer driving practices. This can help reduce the chances of road crash deaths and injuries, writes Arushi Baluja, Head – Department of Driver Training, Public Health and International Relations, Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) – College of Traffic Management (CTM). India has an estimated ...

Ensuring road safety is a critical task that requires the cooperation of various stakeholders. While regulatory bodies and law enforcement agencies are typically the primary focus of road safety measures, car dealerships play a crucial role that should be noticed. Vivek Datta, MD & CEO, Globe Toyota, explains how these establishments have a considerable influence on customer education, vehicle features, ...

Fátima Pereira da Silva, Board Member (ICADTS); (EWDTS) and Member Traffic Psychology International (TPI) is a Traffic safety professional from Portugal with more than 35 years of experience in Traffic psychology. She is also a professor at the Polytechnic University of Coimbra, teaching Organizational Psychology for many years. During a virtual interview with Trafficinfratech, Fátima stressed the importance of traffic ...

Inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2024, Arunachal Pradesh’s Sela Tunnel is the world’s largest bi-lane tunnel. It will usher in a new era of economic prosperity for the Tawang region, fostering trade, tourism, employment and overall development. Constructed at an altitude of 13000 feet on the Balipara-Charduar-Tawang road connecting Tezpur to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, Sela ...