Highway & Network Management

Plans for key urban highway connections are still the subject of discussion for Chilean capital Santiago.

PIPS Technology has commissioned two Journey Time Measurement Systems (JTMS) in Gravesend and Tunbridge Wells for Kent Highway Services (KHS) in the UK. The JTMS locations consist of 34 Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras and JTMS software all provided by PIPS Technology.

At a time when states are starved for revenues to adequately maintain existing highways, US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told delegates at a meeting of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) that he is open to new tolling options. He also challenged the industry to, ".

A sophisticated fog warning system is now being used in the Italian city of Venice to help reduce traffic accidents.

Pitney Bowes Business Insight has announced that Balfour Beatty WorkPlace has chosen Confirm OnDemand – PBBI’s on-demand-based infrastructure asset maintenance and management system – to support its US$158 million Highways Services Partnership with Southampton City Council in the UK.

Plans are now being worked on in Canada to extend the key Highway 407 in Ontario.

Traffic jams have reached record levels in Belgium, according to the latest official data.

Three major road organisations have issued a policy statement on fair charging for greener, smarter and safer road infrastructure.