Highway & Network Management

In collaboration with Systems Metric Group, Delcan has been awarded a contract to develop and implement a regional freeway service patrol (FSP) programme for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

Houston TranStar has received the "2011 Digital Government Achievement Award" from the Center for Digital Government (government-to-government category). The award is for TranStar's cutting-edge Anonymous Wireless Address Matching travel time information system.

A study of McCain’s QuicTrac adaptive control software, deployed over a year ago by the Californian city of Temecula, has highlighted the array of benefits achievable through an adaptive system. The survey calculated the arterials’ level of service, measured in delay per vehicle, both pre- and post-deployment, evaluating the systems’ benefit-to-cost ratio and environmental impact.

Navman Wireless’ Qtanium 300 GPS construction fleet tracking system has won a 2011 Chicago Innovation Award set up to recognise the most innovative new products and services introduced by Chicago-area companies. The Qtanium 300 is claimed to be the first universal construction fleet tracking system, making it possible to monitor actual equipment usage and associated costs for all makes and models of construction equipment from a single application. As part of the company's flagship OnlineAVL2 fleet tracking

The planned introduction of congestion charges in Copenhagen will not have a major impact on air quality according to Kåre Press-Kristensen, traffic expert at Denmark's Ecological Council (Det Økologiske Råd).

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released the findings of their annual report on congestion at freight significant highway locations.

A series of stamps has been produced in Malaysia that focus on the innovative project to save capital Kuala Lumpur from both chronic traffic congestion and flooding during periods of high seasonal rainfall.