Do you know your Highway Gothic from your Clearview? Neither did we - but this brilliant video from Vox explains why the lettering on US highway signs is evolving...
According to a new market research report, Road Safety Market by Solution (Red Light Enforcement, Speed Enforcement, Incident Detection Systems, Bus Lane Compliance, Automatic License Plate Recognition), by Service, by Region - Global Forecast to 2020, published by MarketsandMarkets, the size of the road safety market is estimated to grow from US$2.35 billion in 2015 to US$3.63 billion by 2020, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.1 per cent. With an increase in the number of road fatality rate, the
Two road-building schemes worth US$283 million, which are a key part of the UK government’s long-term economic plan for Bedfordshire, are on course to be delivered on time and on budget by spring 2017.
The 2.8 mile, US$229 million A5-M1 Link scheme is being delivered by Highways England, while the US$54 million, 1.8 mile Woodside Link project is being completed by Central Bedfordshire Council.
The A5-M1 Link dual carriageway project is intended to improve the east-west connection between the A5 and M1
The outlook for the US toll road industry remains positive, reflecting the expectation of continued strong traffic and revenue growth in the next 12 to 18 months, according to Moody’s Investors Service in its yearly outlook, Tolls Roads – US: 2017 Outlook – Strong Traffic and Revenue Growth Support Positive Outlook.
Moody’s estimates that median traffic growth among 48 rated toll roads will range from three per cent to four per cent in the remainder of 2016 and into 2017, and that median toll revenue wil