Media Corner
INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY AND SECURITY: WHEN SMART IS NOT ENOUGH (THINKING HIGHWAYS COLUMN – VOL. 10 NO. 2, JUL 2015)
From a user perspective, transportation infrastructures should offer the highest safety and security levels that technological progress to date allows.
A CO-OPERATIVE EFFORT (THINKING HIGHWAYS ARTICLE – VOL. 10 NO. 2, JUL 2015)
In the last few decades several initiatives have had a profound impact on the way road traffic and road safety are managed.
THE STA CHAIRMAN REVIEWS THE ‘SAFETY’ ANGLE OF THE SMART TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURES OF THE FUTURE
‘Smart Road’, the newly-created blog about road infrastructure safety equipment, features an interview (in French) with the STA Chairman, who discusses the role of safety as the usual driving force for transportation infrastructure innovation.
A FUTURE GONE SILENT (THINKING HIGHWAYS ARTICLE – VOL. 10 NO. 1, MAR/APR 2015)
Low-noise road surfaces: the silent innovation, as evinced by Prof. Dr. Eng. Cédric Vuye, from the University of Antwerp.
DECISION-MAKERS MUST MAKE THE MOST OF NEW AND EXISTING TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS (THINKING HIGHWAYS COLUMN – VOL. 10 NO. 1, MAR/APR 2015)
Today´s global infrastructure demand is estimated at about €3.4 trillion in annual expenditure with a gap -or missed opportunity- of almost €1 trillion every year. Attracting the private sector will be also fundamental to filling the existing gap.