Sometimes that tempting empty parking space may be clear for a reason. One motorist learned the hard way that it pays to think why no-one else has left their vehicle in that area.
December 2, 2014
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Sometimes that tempting empty parking space may be clear for a reason. One motorist learned the hard way that it pays to think why no-one else has left their vehicle in that area.
The US city of San Francisco, and Medellin, Colombia have been declared the winners of the 8th annual Sustainable Transport Award by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy.
Innovation, from design to on-site execution, is alive and well, thanks to a good helping of software application. David Arminas reports from software developer Bentley’s annual global conference, held this year in London
Successful project delivery is increasingly about hard men and women using software to get the job done and this year’s global conference in London by US-based software developer Bentley highlighted some innovative - and startling - examples.
As usual, the Year in Infrastructure 2014
The authorities in the US state of Ohio continue to investigate new methods of generating revenue for highway investment. The state is facing a funding shortfall of up to US$1.6 billion on its highway maintenance and expansion plans to meet traffic volume needs. As a result, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is moving forward with a plan to explore the commercial development of certain state-owned rest areas. The state is pursuing the conversion to service plazas of five of the state’s 59 non-int
It’s often a messy business cleaning up a motorway after a truck has shed its load, and the strangest of loads have been accidentally spread down the blacktop in the UK, according to Highways England.
The most recent incident was a slippery affair for maintenance crews – 24tonnes of lard that took a day to clean up, closing the motorway for 24 hours.
From toilet roll and toxic waste to wine and washing up liquid for dishes, clean-up crews sometimes must tread lightly as they go about their business. They
