Siemens designs data communications solution for UK city
Leeds City Council in the UK has placed a contract with Siemens to provide a new city-wide IP-Communications network that will initially be used for a new urban traffic management control (UTMC) system and offers future expansion capability to support both CCTV as well as the extension of UTMC to more than 1,000 sites.
Abacus wins cherished Chinese lighting contract
Abacus has won a prestigious contract from the Hong Kong Highways Department. The UK-based company will manufacture and supply nearly 2,500 of their patented raising and lowering lighting columns as part of a project to light a number of city roads throughout China’s New Territories East Region.
Telvent introduces SmartMobility technology in Quito, Ecuador
Telvent GIT has been awarded a project to develop the smart mobility management system in the city of Quito, in Ecuador. This ambitious project, headed up by EPMMOP (the Metropolitan Public Mobility and Public Works Company) is intended to solve the traffic problems facing the two million citizens in Quito’s metropolitan area each day.
Kapsch wins Financier of the Year award in Poland
At this year’s "Financier of the Year" gala event in Warsaw, Poland, Kapsch was given an award for the efficiency of its fully electronic toll system viaTOLL in bringing in higher revenues than expected last year.
Hyundai reveals details of its hybrid lifetime battery guarantee
Hyundai has announced details of its Lifetime Hybrid Battery Replacement Guarantee, announced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit earlier this month.
Vaisala hits the road in the US with Condition Patrol
Vaisala, a global leader in environmental management, is launching Condition Patrol with the promise that, for the first time, road maintenance departments now have the ability to access weather data from their entire networks of roads with mobile sensor technology developed by the company.
NCDoT selects Activu for new, world-class, multi-agency joint forces headquarters
Activu Corporation, a leading provider of IP-based visualisation and collaboration solutions for mission-critical command and control centre environments, has designed, built, installed and commissioned a turnkey large-scale visualisation system at the statewide transportation operations centre (STOC) in the State of North Carolina’s Joint Forces Headquarters (JFHQ) building in Raleigh, North Carolina.
NYDoT testing smart parking technology
Streetline has announced that New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDoT) is this week installing the company’s sensor-enabled smart parking system along Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, as part of a Parking Availability Technology pilot.
Nearly 60% of Singapore accidents due to motorcyclists
According to data based on Singapore’s annual road traffic situation report, in 2011 there was an 8.1 per cent year-on-year drop in the number of fatal and injury accidents in Singapore to its lowest level in five years at 7,925 cases.
ADEC Technologies classifiers deployed in Estonia
Swiss company ADEC Technologies has delivered customised software to over 150 TDC3-5 vehicle classifiers that will help the city of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, to get a grip on its traffic situation.
Data sharing boosts workzone safety
Faster and safer utilities works are the benefit of innovative data sharing moves – Mike Woof writes. Utilities works in urban areas can cause major problems with regard to traffic congestion, as well as posing key safety issues for road users and site workers. Better planning of utilities operations can help tackle congestion and prevent jams, while also ensuring that on-site personnel have a safer working environment. To ensure that site workers know the exact location of buried utilities, comprehensive m
US National ITS Architecture updated to version 7.0
The US Department of Transportation (USDoT) has announced the availability of version 7.0 of the National Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture that provides a common framework for planning, defining, and integrating ITS deployments.
Large exhibit space sales for CONEXPO Russia
Indoor exhibit space sales for CONEXPO Russia at CTT 2012 have already exceeded total 2011 sales.
Taiwan city to get new rapid transit line
A US$2.07 billion rapid transit system extension has been earmarked for the Taiwanese city of Taichung.
Wacker Neuson achieve record annual revenue
German-based construction equipment manufacturer Wacker Neuson is celebrating record annual revenue and earnings.
Europe orders eight more Galileo satellites
The European Commission on Friday issued a contract worth some US$330 million for eight more satellites for its Galileo satellite-navigation network, bringing the total number in production by a German-UK consortium to 22 and keeping the programme on track to be fully operational by the end of the decade.
US transportation bill wins committee approval
The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, a bill introduced in the House by Transportation Committee Chairman John L. Mica and Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman John J. Duncan, Jr. has been approved.
Kazakhstan investing in transport
The authorities in Kazakhstan are budgeting for an increase in infrastructure spending for 2012.
Spanish project delays
The Spanish Ministry of Works requires further funds to complete work on the 261.5km A-11 Duero Highway.
Israel link upgrade
Israel’s National Infrastructure Committee (INRC) has now issued its final approval for upgrades to Road No 1.