Fatigue Analysis Software Keeping Roads Safe
Fatigue analysis software can breathe new life into road assets and save time and money during the design process. But how reliable are the readings, particularly for testing loads on...
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Travellers Turn to Social Networking
Can social media benefit road, rail and air networks? Frances Penwill-Cook investigates if a combined and integrated system providing real-time information to travellers is likely to emerge in the future.
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Galileo – The Unchartered Constellation
Galileo may have its delays but does that mean technology vendors should sit back and wait before testing the waters, ask Penny Jones.
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Traffic Control at the Paris Air Show
The Paris Air Show attracts nearly half a million visitors but has only one major highway providing access to the site. It can become a logistical nightmare, but have improvements...
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South Korea Puts Tunnels to the Test
South Korea faces a steep challenge in developing the transport infrastructure between its rapidly growing cities. Our sister publication Tunnels and Tunnelling International looks at how electronic blasting systems may...
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Future is Bright for Zebra Crossings
With a startling number of pedestrian casualties on the UK roads each year, Frances Penwill-Cook finds out more about a lighting technology set to revolutionise the safety of Britain’s zebra...
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Video Detection: Increasing the Light at the End of the Tunnel
With products in over 450 tunnels worldwide and a new software release announced last month, Citilog is a global market leader in video-based traffic incident detection. Frances Penwill-Cook talks to...
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Adding Friction to UK Roads
It was clear that high-friction layers were essential for Bluebell Hill's carriageway in Kent reconstructing in 2008. Frances Penwill-Cook finds out how added time pressure made this an exceptional project.
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Pay as You Go – Road Charging that Pays for Itself
Road user charging may be just the ticket when it comes to reducing pressure on a highly congested network but how easy is it to integrate further cost to the...
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Seeing Green: EU Directive Shifts Public Procurement Patterns
A new directive aimed at making public transport cleaner may have far-reaching consequences for the European road traffic industry. Natalie Coomber reports.
