News from Intertraffic as it happens

March 29, 2012

Dear reader,

A major attraction on day 2 of Intertraffic was the Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Urban Development, Dr Sudhir Krishna who indicated that his country was set to invest over US$78bn into transport-related investment over the next five years, and US$506bn over the next two decades.

In addition to this news, the huge number of visitors were able to see the very best technology in the sector. Below are just some of the examples.

Yours faithfully

James Foster

	Indian minister explains future transportation opportunities at Intertraffic With US$78bn of transport-related investment expected over the next five years and a massive US$506bn anticipated over the next two decades, India is a hugely important potential market for those companies which can provide the right transport technology and expertise, Dr Sudhir Krishna, Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Urban Development, told an audience here at Intertraffic yesterday. Read more..

	International Road Dynamics showcases weigh-in-motion solutions International Road Dynamics (IRD), a global supplier of weigh-in-motion (WIM) systems will be presenting WIM controllers, WIM scales, portable scales, traffic classifiers, and WIM system applications on its stand at Intertraffic. The company will also be focusing in particular on its iSINC (intelligent Sensor Interface and Network Controller) Read more..

	Jenoptik show enforcement solutions at Intertraffic Visitors to Jenoptik’s stand in Hall 1 at Intertraffic will notice the enforcement specialist is not aligned or wedded to any one particular type of sensor or vehicle detection technology. The key message from Jenoptik, says the firm’s director of sales Ralf Schmitz, is that Jenoptik is a ‘provider of complete systems solutions’. “There are all manner of different enforcement applications, depending on various road layouts or traffic Read more..

	Telvent showcases total city management solutions The future for transport in cities is more intelligence and not necessarily more roads, says Telvent. With this in mind, the company is showcasing its SmartMobility Integrated City Management (ICM) solution at Intertraffic for the first time. Although ICM can be applied across all domains of a city, such as utilities and communications, it is the mobility aspects which are being emphasised here in Amsterdam. Read more..

	Kria launches OEM version of T-EXSPEED camera Kria is exhibiting a new OEM version of its T-EXSPEED camera at Intertraffic. Suitable for a variety of fixed and mobile applications, the new OEM version consists of the same technological platform as the company’s T-EXSPEED V2.0 but can be adapted or built up as a modular system to suit customers’ specific requirements. Kria is also presenting a new solution to face recognition – mandatory in some European markets Read more..

	Designa shows how modern design works with parking pay stations Eye catching modern design meets 60 years of parking management experience on the Designa stand in Hall 3 at Intertraffic. Visitors may notice a distinctive feel to the design ethos at Designa: Two years ago Designa teamed up with Frog Design – brainchild of Hartmut Esslinger, creator of the ‘snow white design language’ (which was applied to Apple Mac products from 1984 to 1990). The result was a sleek and simplistic look to Designa’s parking pay stations, matching the company’s aims to produce machines that are straightforward and logical Read more..

	Thales machines demonstrate transport interoperability at Intertraffic Interoperability and efficiency of transport and parking operations have been targeted and achieved by Thales with its range of ticket machines on display at Intertraffic 2012. Central to Thales’ exhibit is its full option RFID ‘wave and pay’ parking machine developed for the Dubai Metro system. This machine (30 of which have been installed in Dubai) issues parking and metro tickets and features an internal web camera and proximity RFID card reader. Similar machines have been installed in Le Mans and at Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris Read more..

	Metric Group launches Elite version of Aura pay and display terminal Metric Group is renowned for developing machines to meet or exceed market requirements and on show at Intertraffic 2012 things are no different. The company has launched the ‘Elite’ version of the Aura model, the flagship in its range of pay and display terminals. Increased functionality will be on show, including full registration entry along with all payment options, driven by the requirements of ANPR Read more..

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Indian Highways Summit 2012

March 15, 2012

Dear Reader,

Greetings from Infrastructure Markets.

India has the second largest road network in the world estimated at 3.34 million kilometers. As per present estimate, road network carry nearly 65% of freight and 85% of passenger traffic. Traffic on roads is growing at a rate of 7 to 10% per annum while the vehicle population growth is of the order of 12% per annum.

In order to give a boost to the economic development of the country, the Government had embarked upon a massive National Highways Development Project (NHDP) in the country which has seen the number of projects grow significantly y-o-y.

For the national highways sector, 2011 was a defining year and saw the continuity of the momentum built in fiscal 2010-11, when 5,083 km of highway development projects were awarded. Apart from implementation of some processes that increased transparency in the sector, this year has already seen the awarding of 4300km of National Highways out of the proposed target of 7300km. Another 1,000 km of the bids are in the pipeline either in evaluation or the bids have to come shortly and 2,000 km of 14 projects are in various stages of evaluation and approving process.

Date & Venue Indian Highways Summit 2012

Date: April 10th & 11th,2012

Venue : New Delhi

This year has seen significant improvement in participation of private players in the sector which has seen an increased market competition.

This conference will specifically focus on the growth and development of National Highways in India and will provide the best platform for discussing the growing business opportunities in the sector. The conference will see key industry experts discussing issues, challenges, potential and opportunities in the sectors and see participation of over 200 key delegates from the industry.

Key Confirmed Event Speakers:

The event will see key speakers from

> Central and State Governments(MORTH &NHAI)

> Leading Project Developers

> Leading Industry Consultants

> Key EPC Players

> IT, Automation and Operation Experts

> Project Consultant and Advisors

> Project Financers

And other dynamic experts from India’s Roads and Highways sector.

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We invite you to be a part of this event and participate in this most crucial infrastructure conference of the year. Reserve Your Seats Today! REGISTER NOW! Click Here To Visit Website

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