Highway & Network Management

The cost of the new causeway project linking Qatar with Bahrain is expected to hit US$5 billion in all.

A study will be carried out in Finland for a new highway link intended to reduce road congestion and increase safety for users.

Improved sustainability is claimed for the new streetworks solution from Australian company, Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions. These allow road signage and bollards to be replaced quickly and with little disturbance, and the new concept allows concrete foundations to remain undisturbed when an item of infrastructure is impacted or requires replacing.

In Chile the authorities are setting out plans for a new programme designed to provide alert warnings for urban roads requiring repair.

URS has been awarded a two-year contract, with the option for a two-year extension, by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to provide operations and support services for the Gateway Guide Transportation Management Centre (TMC) located in St.

A new Swedish safety device can reduce risks for pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. The Amparo SeeMe warning system is said to reduce traffic speeds and raise driver awareness for cyclists or at pedestrian crossings. The system links an automatic radio tag carried by the pedestrian or cyclist to trigger solar-powered lights on bus stops or at crossings, to provide warnings to drivers.

It is now 25 years since the UK's M25 motorway opened to traffic.

Drivers in Texas using the SH161 route are set to benefit from a US$418 million loan being provided by the US Department of Transportation to complete work on the link.

Argentina's smart highway network plan, Red Federal de Autopistas en la Argentina (RFA), has still to be implemented.