Road Traffic TechnologyNews and commentary for the Road Traffic Technology community.Langon to Pau A65 Motorway- June 9, 2008 The Langon to Pau motorway, connecting Langon (Gironde) to Pau (Pyrnes-Atlantiques), is also known as the A65 and the Autoroute de Gascogne. It is one of the latest design, build, finance, maintain and operate (DBFMO) road projects under a public private partnership to be started in France. The project involves the construction of a new 150km motorway between these two towns in south-western France. The project, which achieved financial close in January 2007, will cost around $1.580bn to...http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/longon-to-pau/ Duoro Litoral Road- June 9, 2008 The Douro Litoral project is a motorway project based around the Porto metropolitan area near the Douro River. It involves the construction of 129km of road under a design, build, finance, and operate (DBFO) agreement from which 76.5km will be tolled under a real toll concession for a period of 27 years. Portugal has used the concept of shadow tolls across many of its new roads since the mid-1990s. "The construction, which will start in the summer of 2008, is expected to take four...http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/duorolitoral/ eyevis LCD Monitors Have Grown Bigger- June 6, 2008 eyevis, the German manufacturer of large screen systems for control rooms, has launched new 70in and 82in LCD monitors. EYE-LCD7000 and EYE-LCD8200 CONTROL ROOM LCD MONITORS The displays offer brilliant colour, brightness and contrast qualities combined with a pin-sharp 1920px x 1080px resolution that meets the demands towards modern visual solutions. Especially in control rooms, boardrooms and meeting rooms these are indispensable characteristics. Due to the adjustable colour temperature...http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/contractors/traffic_man/eyevis/press2.html TagMaster Wins Substantial Order for Metro Application- June 3, 2008 TagMaster, the leading producer of advanced RFID solutions for rail applications, has received a substantial order to supply equipment for use on a major Metro system in Europe. The order, valued at SEK4.6 million, is for TagMaster's heavy-duty series of RFID readers. The equipment will be used to enable Selective Door Opening (SDO) functionality onboard metro trains. SDO systems are used to ensure that only selected doors on trains are opened at specific platforms. TagMaster's HD readers...http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/contractors/access_control/tagmaster/press20.html |