INDIAN INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE UPGRADED
Published at 26.08.2008 in Infrastructure, Mass transit
India's central government has approved a proposal to upgrade 5000km of existing highway at a cost of US$1.63 billion. Contracts for the work are expected to be awarded within the next few months. At the same time the New Delhi municipality unfolded plans to improve the local infrastructure, among others to better facilitate the growing public transport.
DOUBLE DECK BUS SERVICE LAUNCHED IN DUBAI
Published at 25.08.2008 in Mass transit, Public transport
Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has launched a double deck bus service, the first of its kind in the Middle East, linking Al-Ghubaiba Station in Dubai with Al-Jubail Station in Sharjah.
TWO METRO SYSTEMS TO BE INTEGRATED WITH BOGOTA TRANSMILENIO BRT
Published at 28.07.2008 in Infrastructure, Mass transit
Luis Bernardo Villegas, Columbia’s transport secretary has announced that Bogota’s mass transport system, Transmilenio, will be enhanced with two urban train systems. They will both be connected to the Transmilenio BRT system and authorities are working on the logistics aspects of this integration.
ITERIS WINS CALIFORNIAN BRT PROJECT
Published at 23.07.2008 in Infrastructure, Mass transit
As part of a multidisciplinary team, Iteris has been selected by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) to implement a real-time transit passenger information system and to develop the design for an advanced transit signal priority system for three Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors in Orange County, California. Work is expected to begin on the project immediately.
SCANIA: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON URBAN TRANSPORT
Scania, the Municipality of Södertälje, Stockholm Public Transport and Swebus have started a unique co-operative effort to build the urban transport system of the future. Reduced environmental impact, stronger customer orientation and intelligent solutions will increase the attractiveness of the city environment. The goal is to have a world-class urban transport system in place by 2011, based on the Scania Hybrid Concept Bus which was launched during the UITP- exhibition in Helsinki last year.
