Highway & Network Management

February 8, 2012
Colombia's Ministry of Transport is suggesting that the Avenida Longitudinal de Occidente (ALO) road project in Bogota should be carried out by…
February 8, 2012
Raising awareness of safety in highway work zones is a global issue, and various initiatives highlight this as Patrick Smith reports. So seriously is…
February 8, 2012
Overweight vehicles cause enormous damage to road structures but they can be caught, even at high speed. Weigh-in-motion or WIM devices are designed…
February 8, 2012
A contract worth US$491 million has been awarded for a new tolled highway section in Mexico City. The project will be carried out by Spanish firm OHL…
February 8, 2012
Plans are in hand for upgrades to the existing ring road around Nepal's capital Kathmandu. This 28km route will be widened to cope with the growing…
February 8, 2012
Malaysia's highway system is in the process of being improved with the construction of the new Kuala Lumpur-Kuala Selangor (KLS) Expressway. This new…
February 8, 2012
New Zealand's Government is now setting budgets for transport improvements. In Auckland transport projects look set to commence following a design…
February 7, 2012
Construction of Tunisia's new north-south highway will start shortly. The 152km highway will link Sfax and Gabès and the construction schedule calls…
February 7, 2012
A major award for outstanding highway work has been given for the I-279/SR28 connector ramp project. The project design team was recently given the…
February 7, 2012
The sophisticated RFX wireless weighing indicator system from Intercomp uses field-proven technology in a compact, hand-held unit. The indicator can…
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