Telvent GIT has been awarded a contract by the Transcity JV, with Brisbane City Council as the end customer, to implement the ITS for Legacy Way (formerly Northern Link) in Australia.
The 400km stretch of A9 autobahn connecting the German cities of Munich and Leipzig looks likely to be one of the first major highway links in Europe with charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
The US Government is set to invest US$74.5billion in transport improvements in the 2013 financial year (October 1, 2012-September 30, 2013), President Barack Obama has revealed.
A Mineral Products Association (MPA) survey results for the fourth quarter of 2011 indicate that while overall industry markets were broadly positive during 2011,
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood yesterday announced the first-ever federally proposed guidelines to encourage automobile manufacturers to limit the distraction risk for in-vehicle electronic devices.
A key transport industry report has called for a 20-year transport infrastructure plan, while also highlighting the short-term need for more private sector investment.
A senior US manufacturing association figure said congressmen will be getting lobbied by a 20,000-strong campaign movement calling for the swift adoption of highway bills aimed at generating jobs and new transport infrastructure.
