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Efficient asset management deliversMaximising the economic benefit of infrastructure assets can be achieved through delivering better quality maintenance. Increasing utilisation of infrastructure follows on from those assets being in...
PTV's novel traffic analysis systemGerman traffic analysis consultant and software maker PTV, which produces the well-known Visum and Vissim strategic traffic analysis and micro-simulation tools, has launched a new assessment tool...
DriveWyze wireless Preclear system speeds weighstation waitingDrivewyze aims to revolutionise the way weighstation bypass systems work with its Pre-Clear system. And it's not just looking at weighstations, either Pete Goldin reports. Truck drivers know the...
Free flow tolling technology is boomingJon Masters reports on the latest moves in the free-flow tolling segment. Free-flow tolling of roads and discrete infrastructure, such as bridges and tunnels, is an area of transportation that...
Latest VMS keeps world's motorists moving safelyVMS for what is thought to be the longest road tunnel in the Middle East, and the installation of the latest VMS technology in Canada's oldest national park to help motorists travelling through it...
Optimising traffic control ensures efficient use of infrastructureCentral and local governments are facing many challenges, not least a shortage of funds due to budget restraints in the US and Europe in particular. In other markets, ensuring efficient traffic flow...
Using ITS to maximise safety and traffic flow for cyclingCopenhagen, Denmark, has long been known as one of the world's leading cities for cycling. In some areas of the city, the modal share of bikes has reached a level of as much as 50 %. And on some of...
Tolling innovationLeading European tolling solution companies are involved in a number of innovative tolling projects across the continent and further afield. Guy Woodford looks at some of the latest Siemens Mobility...
Weighty matters for developing countriesOne leading Weigh in Motion technology manufacturer is helping governments in developing countries reduce excessive road damage, while several others have seen their latest WIM systems recently used...
French infrastructure to be privatised?How will the deep cuts hitting France's national budget affect French roads and highways? Gordon Feller discusses France has one of the most modern transport systems in Europe, the result of decades...
Speed management on freewaysCharacteristics of traffic speed and flow in managed freeways - *Dr Adrian Withill. In order to maximise the benefits of existing infrastructure, in terms of reduced delays and increased safety, many...
Smart traffic analysis improvementsTransport and traffic analysis nowadays tends to switch between static analysis modelling for large scale studies and microsimulation for finer grain work, with perhaps the mesoscopic model also...