The Danish government has shelved the plans for a road toll scheme for Copenhagen. The decision has been welcomed by opposition parties, and the government is now set increase funding for public transport so that ticket prices can be reduced.
May 18, 2012
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The 1035 Danish Government has shelved the plans for a road toll scheme for Copenhagen. The decision has been welcomed by opposition parties, and the government is now set increase funding for public transport so that ticket prices can be reduced.
Tony Marshall, Director at Arup, looks at ways in which the company encourages sustainable mobility. From policy and systems development through to the design and execution of major infrastructure projects, he reviews Arup's global project experiences and research programmes
New Concession Company to build northern relief road of Moscow Kutuzov Avenue – Eugene Gerden writes
New Concession Company has won a tender for the building of the Northern relief road of Kutuzovsky Avenue, a major radial avenue in the Russian capital Moscow. The firm is part of Leader company (one of Russia's largest management companies), owned by Yuri Kovalchuk, a well-known Russian businessman, who is reportedly close to Russia’s president Vladimir Putin.
It is planned that the building of the n
As industry and governments around the world continue to grapple with the challenges of vehicle automation, experts will gather in Sydney at the end of May to take stock of progress on the global journey to a new era of mobility.
The two-day 2018 Roads Australia (RA) – IRF Regional Conference for Asia and Australasia, to be held over May 31st and June 1st, marks only the second time the two organisations have co-hosted an international event ‘down under’.
And with RA playing a key role in helping inform t
The Danish government said it will create a large port area east of the small town of Rødbyhavn to facilitate construction of the future Fehmarn Belt tunnel link.
The US$7.5 billion project is an 18km tunnel including two railway tunnels, two motorway tunnels and an emergency tunnel. Construction start is scheduled for later this year and should take between six and seven years.
The tunnel is part of the major infrastructure project called the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link to connect the German island of Fe
