Work will begin this summer on the first major improvements to US Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway, Virginia, in 15 years. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) project is part of a comprehensive initiative to transform the I-66 corridor, giving commuters and other travellers a variety of fast and reliable choices for getting to and from work.
Toll revenues will fund multimodal improvements, giving commuters expanded options for travel. To jumpstart the process, the Commonwealth Transp
Nearly two months ahead of the start of the 2016 Olympic Games, modernisation work at Rio de Janeiro–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport, known locally as RIOgaleão, has been completed. The 25 elevators, 21 escalators, 14 moving walks and 58 passenger boarding bridges supplied by thyssenkrupp will ensure quick and convenient transportation for over 17 million passengers who visit the airport every year.
The airport’s newly built Terminal 3 now houses a 100 metre long moving walkway, in addition to
Temporary intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions provider, Mobile Visual Information Systems (MVIS), is to supply its first temporary journey time solution for long-term constant use on a smart motorway project.
In partnership with traffic management specialist Vysionics, MVIS developed a temporary journey time solution for continuous operation throughout the two year installation of the smart motorway scheme between junctions 28 and 31 of the M1. The temporary system provides real time journey inf
German tunnel sensor monitoring manufacturer DURAG has taken a 50% stake in the Austrian tunnel air and lighting monitoring company JES Elektrotechnik.
JES, based in Hallein, Austria, manufactures and sells environmental monitoring solutions for transport infrastructure applications such as tunnels, underground car parks and road weather stations. JES also sells sensors from manufacturers such as DURAG. Its markets are mainly in German-speaking countries worldwide and it also carries out maintenance on b
