1 December 2014
Ghantoot secures $285mn road contract in Oman
Road and bridge construction company Ghantoot Transport and General Contracting (GTGC) has secured a $285m road contract in Oman.
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1 December 2014
BITRE reveals road trauma costs Australia $27bn a year
Australia's Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) has revealed that road trauma costs the nation an estimated $27bn a year.
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30 November 2014
UK Government announces £15bn road investment plan
The UK Government has announced a new £15bn investment plan to triple levels of spending benefiting the east of England as part of the new 'Road Investment Strategy'.
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30 November 2014
Report reveals drivers on Spanish roads do not secure children in cars
A new report has revealed that that 14% of all drivers in Spain admit to not securing their children in the car before travelling.
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27 November 2014
Toyota to offer safe-driving technologies in vehicles
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor has announced plans to offer anti-collision, safe-driving packages for its cars in 2015 to help prevent or mitigate collisions across a wide range of vehicle speeds.
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27 November 2014
Ardian to acquire stake in Spanish toll-road operator Tunels Barcelona
France-based private equity firm Ardian has signed an agreement with BTG Pactual to buy 65% stake in Spanish toll-road operator Tunels Barcelona e Cadí for €145.5m ($182m).
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26 November 2014
IDOT awards contract to University of Illinois for traffic information system
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) in the US has awarded a $5.5m research contract to UIC's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (AI Lab) to continue research, development and operation of the...
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26 November 2014
PTV Group introduces new version of Navigator app
Software and consulting services provider PTV Group has introduced the latest version of its Navigator app, which offers drivers a range of services in addition to navigation.
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25 November 2014
New Zealand police to use biometric technology to address drunken driving
New Zealand's Central District Police will equip its booze buses with a new biometric system, which enables police officers to address the problem of drunken driving.
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25 November 2014
Cubic Transportation and Calgary sign agreement to deliver parking solutions
Cubic Transportation Systems has signed a letter of intent with Canada-based Calgary Parking Authority (CPA) for worldwide collaboration to deliver transit and municipal parking solutions leveraging technology developed by CPA.