The Canadian city of Montreal will invest a record US$408 million on infrastructure improvements this year, around half to spent on road upgrades and the other half on water projects.
One of the city’s executive committee members, Lionel Perez, said much is being done to mitigate problems for drivers and cyclists during prolonged construction periods, according to a report in the Montreal Gazette newspaper.
Perez said drivers on rue St-Denis, a main shopping street, can now use bluetooth technology to
Preliminary data from France over the number of fatalities on the road network reveal safety improvements during 2012. The numbers killed dropped by 7-8%, although the final figures for December are not yet available. The preliminary figures suggest that around 3,600-3,700 were killed on French roads in 2012, compared with 3,970 in 2011. This reduction is in line with targets on cutting the death rate and Ministry of the Interior wants to bring the fatality rate to just 2,000 by 2020. This reduction has bee
The success of the motor car as a form of transport is also proving its undoing. In urban areas around the world, passenger cars clog the roads and add to air pollution.
Reducing urban traffic congestion is being seen as a priority in many cities. French capital Paris has had a number of car-free days, which has more recently been replicated in Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh. Looking ahead, the plan by Edinburgh’s local authority is to cut city centre traffic by 30% in 10 years.
Congestion charging has bee
Central Bedfordshire Council has appointed Ringway Jacobs to a Term Services Highways contract for the English county for seven years, starting April 1 next year.
The councils said the contract will allow it to have “greater control and influence of what happens on its highways network”.
The contract is based upon the standard contract documentation developed as part of the Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme which is a sector-led initiative designed to maximise returns from investment in highwa
