US technology major Saab Sensis will help adapt NASA’s NextGen surface traffic management tools to improve capacities at overburdened US airports. The initiative is a part of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s NextGen effort to minimise current and future capacity constraints at airports in the country. As a part of the NextGen initiative, NASA is conducting research, and developing ...

The Haryana government has approved a plan by Japanese auto giant Suzuki Motorcycle to set up a second manufacturing plant in the state. The new plant would be based on an area of over 50 acres and would manufacture about 20 lakh motorcycles per year. The company is set to invest about र2000 crore for the purpose. The first phase ...

The Panvel flyover that is expected to solve the problems of traffic jams, road rages and inconvenience of Panvel residents is expected to be ready by June 2012. The flyover will also ease commuters’ journey to Pune by the old Mumbai-Pune road which passes through Panvel. The 17-metre wide flyover will offer two lanes each for up and down traffic. ...

Indian Railways is upgrading its technology in use on Western and Central lines in Mumbai. Converting from direct current to alternating current, improving the speed of trains, increasing the life of trains by 10 years, and restricting power consumption are some of the steps being taken.

Charlotte Wäreborn Schultz, Managing Director, Swedish Public Transport Association, writes about the ‘Doubling Project’ which aims to increase the share of public transport in Sweden twofold At the beginning of 2008, five organisations met to discuss the development of public transport in Sweden. These were the public transport trade organisations – the Swedish Public Transport Association, the Swedish Bus and ...

When renovation of Thampanoor Bus Terminus gets over, it will change the very notion of a bus terminus for it promises to boast of a grand integrated design, better access, radial parking arrangement, idle bus-bays, idle parking and a centralised Building Management System. It will also have repair garage fuel filling facility, a commercial zone with a shopping complex and a convention centre.

A Right To Information (RTI) query has recently revealed that 20,000 people died on Mumbai’s railway tracks in the past five years. That means over 4000 people per year and, on an average, 10 people per day. The issue has managed to raise eyebrows at the World Bank which is funding Mumbai Urban Infrastructure Project (MUIP). The bank has demanded an explanation for the increasing number of deaths. Given here is an analysis of the end user experiences in Mumbai Suburban Rail, causes and remedial measures.

In an extensive study carried out to find solutions to ease traffic congestion in Delhi for the Government of India, Dr SS Jain & Dr M Parida of IIT Roorkee and Ravi Kiran Rao Aluri of DIMMTS discover that for effective multimodal transport operations, it is necessary to have requirement for interchanges at Metro Stations.

Advanced Driver Alert Systems, Cooperative Vehicle Highway Systems, IntelliDrive or ICS Intelligent Cooperative Systems have become the latest challenge for coordinated development and deployment. Seen as a breakthrough in automotive safety and efficiency, they are based on vehicle to vehicle, vehicle to infrastructure and infrastructure to vehicle communications.

Avery Dennison launches Construction Work Zone Signage April 25, 2011 saw the launch of Avery Dennison’s Construction Work Zone Signages in New Delhi. It was well attended by persons not only from the Traffic Sign Industry, but also by professionals from the road marking and road safety devices industries, contractors and Avery Dennison’s channel partners. The objective of the launch ...