Forecasting traffic is a very important tool of traffic management. It is done by using mathematical models of traffic flow and the result is then used to predict congestion, plan amelioration and establish future usage levels of the mitigating measures. The measures can include simple and low-cost traffic signals to complex and expensive bridges across the ocean (and everything in ...
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Flyovers in Mumbai End-User Evaluation of Infrastructure Projects
Increasing population and traffic congestion have adversely affected the quality of life of Mumbai’s residents, especially the commuters. Since the administration’s initiatives of providing infrastructure, including flyovers, have not helped in reducing the travellers’ woes, it is necessary to scale up the mode of public transport by reducing the number of other vehicles on the road.
Delivering Outcome-Based Services To Improve India’s Roads
Namma Metro begins the journey
Operations of the first section of Namma Metro, popularly known as Bangalore Metro, began in October this year. It was inaugurated by Urban Development Minister, Kamal Nath. The Metro has successfully begun carrying passengers on its elevated 6.7km stretch – ‘Reach1’ –from Byappanahalli to Mahatma Gandhi Road (MG Road). It forms the Eastern section of the 18.1km long east-west line ...
IGI is country’s busiest airport
For the second year running, the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, Delhi has beaten Mumbai airport as the busiest airport in India. In 2010, IGI handled 11.6% more flights and 1.4% more passenger traffic than Mumbai. Mumbai airport has been facing a severe space crunch, and resultant constraints on its infrastructure. The situation is further worsened due to the cross ...
Europe may ban back-scatter airport scanners
Controversial back-scatter airport scanners, currently used widely in the US and Manchester, UK, could be withdrawn if serious health concerns about them are confirmed. The scanners, also known as ‘naked’ scanners, because of the naked images they produce of air travellers being checked for security purposes, are expensive at £80,000 a piece. They have been in use since 2009 when ...
New BASF technology saves time
Navi Mumbai Airport gets 150 hectares
The Maharashtra government has allocated 150 hectares of land for the construction of the Navi Mumbai airport to CIDCO, the nodal agency handling the new airport’s construction and development. Of the total 2,054 hectares required for the airport, currently CIDCO has in its possession 1,341 hectares. The land needed to be acquired for the project has now decreased to 563 ...
Lohegaon airport will be modernised
The posh administrative complex will be of ground plus two floors near the entrance of the airport terminal building. It will have a VIP lounge that will have direct and independent access to the terminal building. This is expected to reduce congestion at the time of arrival or departure of a VIP. The AAI offices, the Central Industrial Security Force ...
Thane’s diamond-shaped intersections will be replaced
Central Railway (CR) plans to soon remodel the Thane yard by removing diamond shaped crossings where two tracks intersect at the Kalyan and the Chhatrapaji Shivaji Terminus (CST) ends. This will help avoid derailments. At present, the sharp track crossings lead to slowing down of trains in order to negotiate the crossings which have sharp curves. Over 100 trains pass ...