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.
The world’s leading tolling solution providers have achieved significant deals in recent months emphasising the importance of their latest and proven technology. Guy Woodford reports
Kapsch TrafficCom North America (Kapsch), part of Kapsch TrafficCom Group, has been awarded a five-year US$30 million contract by Canadian Tolling Company International (Cantoll). The contract will see the leading tolling technology manufacturer supply its next generation TDMA V6 Interior Transponder, also known as an onboar
Colombia's Ministry of Finance is evaluating the use of project finance arrangements to fund the government-backed 4G road development schemes.
However, regulations will have to be put in place before such arrangements can be made, according to a report by the Colombian financial newspaper Portafolio.
The 4G programme consists of 45 road projects divided into three waves of development under the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme, with another category set up for private initiatives.
The budge
East Africa’s ambitious road expansion programme is seeing the network expand significantly – Shem Oirere writes
The East Africa countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda have announced ambitious road sector expansion plans in the 2015/16 financial year. This is despite their national budgets being weighed down by huge deficits and persisting lack of capacity to spend resources allocated to the sector in previous years.
With the huge budget deficits, the countries will have to look for alternati
