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Tag Archives: Road Infrastructure

GreenTech ITS Making Highways Smarter, Seamless

Smart traffic and tolling solutions are in demand worldwide. We are committed to building systems that improve safety and efficiency for both commuters and operators. Our vision is to make highways in India more seamless.” — Saurabh Khanna Highways are the lifelines of nations, connecting people, goods and opportunities. However, with traffic increasing every year, highways face growing challenges—congestion, accidents ...

iROADS Wins Global Climate Resilience Award

TRL Software’s innovative iROADS asset management platform has recently been awarded the 2025 IRF Global Road Achievement Award for Climate Resilience and Adaptation, recognising its pivotal role in strengthening Kerala’s road infrastructure against climate challenges. The award celebrates TRL Software’s successful delivery of a web-based Road Maintenance Management System (RMMS) for the Kerala Public Works Department as part of the ...

Electrification of Trucks Turning Obstacles to Opportunities

The transport sector is the fastest-growing contributor to global climate change as it alone contributes 19.2% of carbon emission, according to a report. In India, medium and heavy-duty trucks (MHDTs) comprise 2% of the total vehicle population but contribute to 45% of the overall vehicular road transport emissions, as per studies by an international non-profit. Faster transition to electric vehicles ...

New President of IRC

Prof Manoranjan Parida, Director, Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), New Delhi has been appointed as the President of IRC recently. Prof Parida is an aluminous of UCE, Burla (currently known as VSSUT). He was Deputy Director at IIT Roorkee before joining CSIR-CRRI. He has been MoRTH Chair Professor on Development of Highway System in India at IIT Roorkee during 2013-2017. ...

Going from Green to Greener

The Smart Mobility Conference 2024-Enabling Responsible Mobility was organised during the 12th edition of Asia’s leading Integrated Expo TrafficInfraTech from 22nd to 24th October at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Day one opened with a panel discussion on Mobility India: From Green to Greener, with the keynote address being delivered by Michael Schuch, CEO, SWARCO. The discussion was moderated by Prof. ...

From Engineering to Emergency Multi-faceted Approach to Curb Road Accidents

The second session of Day 1 of the Smart Mobility Conference put together by IRF IC, saw eminent panellists Akhilesh Srivastava, Executive Vice President-IRF IC; GVM Kiran Babu, Vice President (Tech – O&M) Corporate Highway-Concessions One Private Limited; Hardik Dave, Founder CEO-Roadvision AI Pvt. Ltd; Swatantra Kumar, General Manager-3M India Ltd; Dr Amit Gupta, Prof. of Surgery, Trauma Centre-AIIMS and ...

GNSS Road Infrastructure

In continuation with the reportage on the International Workshop on GNSS facilitated by IHMCL recently, a panel discussion on Road Infrastructure – Multilane Free Flow– had eminent speakers sharing recommendations and concerns. The discussion was moderated by Amit Ranjan Chitranshi, COO – IHMCL and included Prof. Geetam Tiwari – IIT Delhi, Akhilesh Srivastava, Road Safety Ambassador, IRF and Founder – ...

From FASTag to GNSS : How smooth will the lane changing be?

  One of the important technical sessions at the International workshop on GNSS facilitated by IHMCL in June in New Delhi has been a panel discussion on OBU/AIS 140 VLT Device, CMV & NH Fee Rule. This session was followed by one on the toll charger engine, the third on issuer entities, onboarding and the payment system and the fourth ...

Utilising Old Pavement for New Construction

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 ...

”Revolutionizing Traffic Management in India: The Role of Technology”

The management of traffic in India has long been a challenging task due to its densely populated cities, diverse traffic conditions, and road infrastructure. However, as the world embraces technological advancements, India is no exception in adopting innovative solutions to address these challenges. At the session on “Emerging Technologies for Traffic Management”, as part of the Smart Mobility Conference 2023, ...