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February 29, 2012

Improved border links for Southern Africa

A US$104 million road project that will improve cross-border links in Southern Africa is now getting underway thanks to a loan from the African Development Bank (ADB).
February 29, 2012

NiNa: a sophisticated combination

One of the latest innovations from road safety equipment company Nissen is NiNa (Nissen Navigation) Traffic and NiNa Guard, a combination of sophisticated sensor and a traffic counter which collects data on traffic density and speed. Data collected by the system can then be used to warn oncoming motorists by displaying the traffic information and warning on variable message signs.
combination of sensor and a traffic counter
February 29, 2012

Productive stabilisation

The construction project for an industrial park, which includes building the roads linking to the facility, will benefit from the use of a stabiliser from BoMAG.
February 29, 2012

IRF joins forces to reduce road deaths

The UN Road Safety Collaboration has used support from the World Health Organisation in its development of a Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 (DARS).
February 29, 2012

Tunnel waterproofing solutions

Tunnels are the highest value assets on a highway, making their operation, safety and maintenance of paramount importance. Patrick Smith reports
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February 29, 2012

Cambodian flyover deal

The authorities in Phnom Penh plan to handle the city's endemic congestion problems.
February 29, 2012

Wind-drive ROTAFLECTOR

ROTAFLECTOR fits securely on the top of traffic cones and can replace up to 50% of road danger lamps (every other lamp) in straight line delineation, claims its manufacturer. The wind-driven rotating reflective device has been fully tested at TRL [UK's Transport Research Laboratory] and approved for use on the network by the UK Highways Agency and the Department for Transport. Requiring no batteries, the ROTAFLECTOR is made from recycled materials and is totally recyclable itself.
wind-driven rotating reflective device
February 29, 2012

Swedish road link

Swedish engineering consultancy Sweco will design a new connecting road between Malmö and the Port of Helsingborg.
February 29, 2012

High-speed rutting detector

INO, a world-class centre of expertise in industrial applications for optics and photonics, offers its laser rut easurement system (LRMS), a transverse profiling device that detects and characterises pavement rutting. The organisation says LRMS can acquire full 4m width profiles of a highway lane at normal traffic speeds (up to 100km/hr), using two laser profilers that digitise transverse sections of the pavement.
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February 29, 2012

Netherlands sees drop in traffic congestion

Official statistics for the Dutch traffic information service VID reveal that congestion in the country dropped by 16.9% in the first four months of 2011 compared with the previous year.
February 29, 2012

Afghanistan deal

US firm Hill International has been awarded a contract in Afghanistan for a road project
February 29, 2012

Uruguay targets roads

Uruguay needs to spend some US$1.2 billion on its road network so as to meet transport demands.
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