The study reveals vehicular population and pedestrian density. It has been commissioned by the Highways Department as part of project to upgrade 3 arterial roads. The Highways Department has asked the consultant to focus on pedestrian facilities and safety in more locations as well.

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will fast track approvals for infrastructure investment to combat a slowdown in the economy, a state-backed newspaper reported on Tuesday, showing how Premier Wen Jiabao's call for policies to support growth is being put into action. The pace of investment in the likes of roads, bridges and real estate is running at its weakest in nearly a decade, April data ...

13 Undercover asks why you're still paying for toll roads that already were paid off years ago

An Eastern Panhandle legislator feels he has come up with a novel approach to building roads in West Virginia, one that calls for floating bonds to lay the asphalt and using taxes from new businesses spawned to satisfy the debts.

Frontiers are in short supply. No explorer will again catch that first glimpse of the Pacific Ocean with “wild surmise,� take the first steps on the moon, or arrive first at the Challenger deep †- the remotest corners of the earth are now tourist attractions. Even in science, great mysteries have fallen †- life itself has gone from being the subject of metaphysical speculation about vital ...

Czech farmers on Wednesday will be taking part in a planned protest against the government’s decision to slash tax refunds on biofuel. The move by the government †- part of broad austerity measures †- is expected to leave agricultural producers in difficult spot: some 1.5 billion crowns lighter. The protest will see hundreds of farmers roll out their tractors on roads across the country, with the ...

ILOILO CITY, Iloilo (PNA) - The city government here is banking on the commitment of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to complete the repair of roads leading to the venue of the 1st Philippine International River Summit at the Eon Centennial Resort in Alta Tierra before the holding of the event on May 30 to June 1.

Eight thousand charges laid during enforcement campaignAURORA, ON, May 22, 2012 /CNW/ - As Canada Road Safety Week activities wrapped up, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) report seven people were killed ...

State lawmakers are anticipating the day when self-driving vehicles navigate California's roads guided by radar and GPS systems instead of human hands on the steering wheel.

5/18/2012 - NATO Event Likely to Cause Traffic Delays in Chicago This Weekend The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is hosting its 25th summit in Chicago this weekend, which will mean road closures and parking restrictions downtown as well as traffic delays and temporary road closures on major streets and Interstate highways....

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