Engineering issues in road safety management pertain to two main areas, i.e. road infrastructure safety and vehicle safety.
Category: Roads & Highways
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The fine is so meagre. Rs.100 has hardly any value in today´s world, especially in a city like Mumbai
Have you seen the digital boards we already have? They are a little archaic but are being modernised to give all traffic advisories and route advisories in real time. 55 of those traffic variable messaging systems (VMS) should be in place in the next two-three months.
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We now have an approach how to select the right lighting level based on the roadway characteristics
There´s been a significant amount of research in that area. My own work shows there´s a direct link between crash safety and lighting levels as well as between the amount of lighting on the roadway and safety.
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Implications on infrastructure
The amount of Rs.800 cr budgeted for ports and inland waterways appears to be below the potential of these sectors. The Union Budget 2016-17 lists infrastructure among one of the four priority areas.
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On the road to growth
The Budget has tried to address infrastructure financing issues by announcing deepening of the corporate bond market and allocation of Rs.25,000 crore towards recapitalization of public sector banks.
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In a 100m-dash, roads and rail are about 40m ahead and you are still putting more into them.
Amitabh Verma, Chairman, Indian Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), tells Rouhan Sharma India has no option but to develop its waterways infrastructure to keep pace with the needs of a growing population and a developing economy.
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IWT has suddenly become doubly meaningful.
Sumit Banerjee, former Vice Chairman, Reliance Cement and MD&CEO, ACC Ltd, tells Rouhan Sharma it is only a matter of time before companies evince more interest in waterways for competitively transporting goods.
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Viability of the project and a reasonable rate of return are not ensured by the policy makers.
Satyan Nayar, Secretary General, Association of Private Airport Operators, shares his views on private participation in aviation infrastructure with Janaki Krishnamoorthi.
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Wirtgen Group at BAUMA 2016
The Wirtgen Group is growing its portfolio of products and services for the customer. For the first time ever, the Group will be presenting itself together with Benninghoven at the world´s biggest trade fair for construction machinery.
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Beating the clock
The road section DBL worked upon was basically one part of the full section of 150 km. The authorities floated open a tender for this 150 km stretch of road in three segments - km 0 to 43, km 43 to 93 and km 99 to 150 at the same time, out of which we received the stretch between km 43 to 93.