Along with BIM, Digital Twins are the most evolving and promising technologies that can lead to a revolution in the way construction is done globally. Here we explore the concepts and their most favourable aspects. As is the case with several, or rather most, industries, the future of the construction industry is digitalisation. Constantly evolving ... The post Digital Twins: A value addition to BIM in the construction space appeared first on TrafficInfraTech Magazine ..read more

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has identified 104 road stretches that can be monetized for long term concessions. In the next five years, the Central government targets to raise Rs 1 lakh crore through monetization of national highways under Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) Model. Akhilesh Srivastava, renowned Mobility Expert and Member of TrafficInfraTech Expo Advisory ... The post Roadmap for Road Asset monetization in India appeared first on TrafficInfraTech Magazine ..read more

Manoj Tipnis, Vice President & Head Engineering Suvra Chakrabarti, Senior Manager & Head – Roads Traffic & Safety Engineering For smooth and safe road travel, it is recommended that the relevant Codes by the Government are reviewed periodically and updated as required to keep the codes relevant with international best practices and evolving transportation scenario. ... The post Road Traffic Control and Safety Devices – Where we need to improve appeared first on TrafficInfraTech Magazine ..read more

After having introduced the micro surfacing and Cold in Place technology for maintenance of roads in India, Elsamex, a Spanish company acquired by IL&FS, is bringing the Hot in Place technology. In an interview with TrafficInfraTech, MB Bajulge, Managing Director, Elsamex Maintenance Services Ltd gives details about the various technologies. Elsamex is mainly into maintenance ... The post Bringing in Hot in Place Recycling Technology appeared first on TrafficInfraTech Magazine ..read more

The recent United Nations COP21 climate change summit in Paris highlighted the need to cut greenhouse gasses, such as CO2, by as much as 80% in many countries by 2020. But the problem is not just constrained to developed countries. Some cities in developing countries are regularly suffering air pollution levels that cause schools to ... The post Electrifying the Road Network appeared first on TrafficInfraTech Magazine ..read more

In the 3rd quarter of 2014, AT&T connected more new vehicles than new smartphones for the first time. Growing to reach a 40% share, automaker and aftermarket telematics will be the dominant sector for cellular M2M connections, according to ABI Research. The next frontier to create a differentiating connected vehicle experience is to connect our ... The post THE SMART CONNECTED VEHICLE IS HERE – Now We Need Smart Connected Roads! appeared first on TrafficInfraTech Magazine ..read more

Overcoming Challenges Ajay Sharma, Associate Vice-President, Reliance Infrastructure Ltd discusses the challenges that the recently completed project to widen the Trichy-Karur stretch of NH-67 faced in its execution. TK Toll Road Pvt. Limited (TKTRPL), a SPV of Reliance Infrastructure Limited entered into a Concession Agreement (CA) with NHAI in 2007 for strengthening and widening of ... The post Building the Trichy- Karur Stretch of NH-67 appeared first on TrafficInfraTech Magazine ..read more

A growing band of young, successful Indians are taking to cycling as a green lifestyle choice, but it’s far from a smooth ride. TrafficInfraTech finds out… Mark Twain once said, ‘Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live. Cycling on Indian roads? One may think it’s just unsafe given the terrible shape ... The post Are Cycles for Allies & Parks? appeared first on TrafficInfraTech Magazine ..read more