ITS technology can do a great deal to improve tunnel safety, as Colin Sowman discovers. It was back in April 2004 that the European Parliament adopted the EU Directive which lays down the Minimum Safety Requirements for Tunnels in the Trans-European Road Network (2004/54/EC). This was the first unitary legislation setting minimum safety standards for European road tunnels and was designed to harmonise the management of tunnel safety at a national level. Operators of existing tunnels have until 30 April 201
The Netherlands has the ambition to head the field in the area of cooperative ITS and smart mobility. The country needs innovative mobility solutions to keep its urban delta open, healthy and safe and to support economic growth. For the Netherlands, ITS creates an opportunity to foster innovation and strengthen its competitive position within supplier- and after-markets. Thanks to the country’s highly developed and dense traffic network, the Netherlands is eminently suitable as a development and large-scale
Chile's public works ministry MOP has launched a long-delayed tender to expand and operate Santiago's international airport, the first big project to be awarded under President Michelle Bachelet's administration.
The US$655 million project entails the construction of a 200,000 sq m terminal with two wings exclusively for international flights and two additional wings that will alternate between international and domestic flights.
The tender was initially expected to be launched last year, under former
