Highway & Network Management

Simply banning cars in parts of major cities will not necessarily greatly improve the air quality over time, a new report has found. The answer for cutting carbon emissions is to get the right balance of private and public transportation along with infrastructure developed to sustain the mix, according to the International Transport Forum (ITF), a think tank within the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The ITF evaluated the potential impact of transport policies on urban carbon

The first of Parsons Brinckerhoff’s regional seminars on how the UK should deliver whole-life asset management of its highways will held in Newcastle today, 23 October. The seminars, called Cracking up or Cracking on, are being run in association with the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT), whose president, . David Gibby, will introduce the event. The cost of maintaining the country’s roads is constantly under pressure from growing demand on the system and increasingly common extr

European skiers may be praying for snow but city dwellers and highway users likely want the white stuff at bay for as long as possible. To help drivers be ready for the inevitable snow, the UK’s Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has launched its national winter campaign Wheels in Winter well ahead of 21 December, the official first day of winter. London’s winters can be milder than for many other major northern European cities, such as Paris, Warsaw and Berlin. But the UK capital’s rainy weather with t

East West Connect consortium has signed a contract with the Victorian government to deliver the US$6.99 billion (AUD 8 billion) East West Link toll road in Australia. The $4.62 billion (AUD 5.3 billion) partnership was agreed after the High Court rejected an application for an injunction to defer the deal. The project's winning design incorporates two 4.4km three-lane tunnels between CityLink and Hoddle Street. The consortium, which includes Lend Lease, Acciona, Capella Capital and Bouygues, has spent some

Exciting weigh in motion solutions have been introduced, while a leading North American WIM firm has secured a lucrative US contract. Guy Woodford reports Globally renowned Swiss WIM solution manufacturer Kistler recently launched its new Lineas WIM Data Logger. The data logger has been developed specifically to interface Lineas WIM sensors and to provide the most accurate vehicle weight data. It can be easily integrated into any overall solution by a system integrator to optimally cover several applica

Haenni Instruments is now marketing its latest WL 104 weighing system worldwide. The firm says that its WL 104 package can be used for both static and dynamic weight measurements, increasing its versatility. Accurate and reliable, the WL 104 is said to offer a cost-effective weighing package for customers. The firm organised a field test in Spain with the local authorities at a tolling station and the WL 104 system proved itself in operation. The system was able to determine the weights of no less than 300

In the UK Mott MacDonald has been reappointed as support service provider by the Highways Agency (HA). The agreement covers the centralised maintenance depot terminal equipment (CMDTE) system. The consultancy will manage the on-going operation of the system which supports the HA’s emergency roadside telephones (ERT) placed along the motorway and trunk road network in England. CMDTE is the back office system that monitors and records faults with approximately 7500 ERTs. The project aims to maintain syste