While exhibitors were busy handling the rush of visitors at their stalls, subjects of highway and urban traffic management and safety were being discussed in detail at seminars held side by side on the second and third days of TrafficInfraTech Expo. Experts discussed various related issues in depth and also took serious questions from the audience.
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March 2: Round Table Conference India Perspective A decade of action plan for Road Safety
In a message issued on November 21, 2010 to commemorate the World Day of Remembrance of Road Traffic Victims, the UN Secretary General called on all countries, international government & non-government organisations, private sector and community leaders to ensure that the Decade of Action for Road Safety leads to “real improvements” to save lives.
“I want your suggestions for my city”
BEST to issue e-tickets
The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) in Mumbai is all set to introduce e-tickets on all its routes. The undertaking has already implemented e-tickets on two buses on the Wadala-Borivali route. The e-ticket devices will be lighter than the currently used metal boxes with the paper tickets. They will be three-in-one hand held devices which will also validate ...
Seminar on reducing carbon footprint
With the increasing focus on reducing carbon emissions and the greenhouse effect, the Indian Road Congress (IRC), in combination with the World Road Association (PIARC), IRF and AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) organised a three-day seminar in February in New Delhi on “Reducing Carbon Footprint in Road Construction” Techniques to reduce carbon emission in road construction ...
Delhi Metro Phase III extended
The Delhi government has decided to extend Phase III of Delhi Metro to cover another 34km including Jamia Millia University and Faridabad. Originally meant to cover 70km, the coverage has been extended to 104 km on the suggestion of the Delhi government to include the inner and outer ring roads. Kalkaji will be one of the interchange stations. There will ...
Tata Pixel unveiled at Geneva Motor Show
Tata Motors unveiled a new concept car – the Tata Pixel at the 81st Geneva Motor Show held early March. The Pixel, based on the Nano, is about three metre long and can accommodate four persons comfortably. The car is driven by a 1.2 litre three-cylinder diesel engine which has low friction and works with a variable coolant and oil ...
Shaping the Future of Transportation
Railways to build more foot overbridges
In order to provide better infrastructure and arrest the problem of increasing accidents on the railway tracks, both the Western Railway (WR) and Central Railway (CR) have decided to build new foot overbridges (FOBs) in Mumbai soon. The WR will construct 40 FOBs while the CR is going in for 10 FOBs across stations. Also, the WR will convert all ...
Surat Bus Terminal to have plazas, gardens
Surat might soon have a bus terminal that will have plazas, terraces, courtyards, gardens and public facilities. The proposal of such a mixed design has been given by Space Matrix Design Consultants who are the consultants for the project. The agency’s concept has the terminal on a raised ground plane that will extend to the bund and the river. The ...
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