The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has appointed Mott MacDonald as technical consultant for the first phase of the new East-West Underground Metro in Bangalore. The 4.5km long East-West Metro covers four stations. The first phase, to be completed by 2013, is being developed as a complementary mode of transport. 3.3km of the Metro will be twin-bored with cut-and-cover ...
Today, nearly 50 major works related to surface transport are going on in Bangalore city - flyovers, underpasses, road widening and Metro work. Roads have been dug up for laying water sewerage pipe lines or power / telephone cables along 60km, which has affected 80 junctions. There are 70-80 junctions with traffic diversions. The number of vehicles on the roads has reached 35 lakh of which 75% are two-wheelers. There are 40,000 intersections of which at least 1000 require constant monitoring. Topping all these is the shortage of the police personnel. Yet, under the leadership of Praveen Sood, the Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic, the Bangalore City Traffic Police has been keeping the city very much ‘under control’. Sood spoke with TrafficInfraTech’s Editor-in-Chief Mangala Chandran on the City’s Traffic Management Centre (TMC) and the adoption of technology to collect, process and disseminating traffic data.
While forecasting parking demand, it is important to perform follow-up surveys over time to understand how the demand changes over time. The authors bring over 45 years of combined experience in transport planning to explain how parking demand can be assessed and how this demand can be managed, with specific reference to experience in Hong Kong and China.
RS10, a five year, global road safety project was launched in China late last year. The project aims to reduce road-crash related death and injury in ten low-and-middle income areas by targeting the key risk factors on the road to reduce death and serious injuries and applying the proven good practices and interventions. The (WHO), Global Road Safety Partnership and ...
The BMW has launched BMW 520d Series Sedan in India. A four cylinder diesel sedan, it is claimed to be an extremely fuel-efficient car. Using ‘Efficient Dynamics’, it delivers fuel economy of 18.4km/ltr for the Indian market specifications. Light weight construction technology, Brake Energy Regeneration and the Advanced Electronic Power Steering technology have been incorporated in the car. It will ...
With the number of trains run by the Indian Railways exceeding 10,000 trains per day, the Indian Railways has switched over to a new 5-digit scheme for numbering the trains. According to the Railways, the new scheme will enable it to monitor trains more effectively and also make the system more scientific, computer friendly and logical. The migration to the ...
Mumbai’s much harassed suburban train commuters will soon get new, faster trains if plans by the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) work out as per schedule. The new trains will have a top speed of 130km/hr. The present trains can run at 110km/hr though practically the maximum speed they achieve is 90km/hr. The trains are being manufactured at the Integral ...
According to the Texas Safety Culture Survey, in Texas, USA, drivers have agreed that texting while driving is a major concern as there has been an 81% rise in the usage of mobile phones. The survey, conducted by the Center for Transportation Safety at the Texas Transportation Institute in the last quarter of 2010, shows that out of the 1167 ...
KMC Construction Limited, a leading infrastructure company at Hyderabad which has a portfolio of 10 road concessions, has received equity participation from SNC-Lavalin Mauritius Limited (an affiliate of SNC-Lavalin) for Rayalseema Expressway Limited (REL). REL is a special-purpose vehicle of KMC to build and operate National Highway 18 (NH 18) connecting Cuddappah and Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh.
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