New vehicle to improve safety and reduce disruption on England’s motorways
Highways England (HE) has been trialling a new vehicle to help replace and repair overhead…
Browsing: Congestion Reduction
App update will fight ‘shockwave’ jams
‘Phantom’ or ‘shockwave’ traffic jams are a growing problem on congested highways. They are caused…
Minnesota study shows effectiveness of lane control signs
Intelligent lane control signs (ILCS) are becoming increasingly popular for agencies to deploy in high-crash…
Metropia celebrates one year of helping Austin, Texas, alleviate traffic congestion
The creator of a free smartphone application that alleviates traffic congestion by incentivizing its users…
Moscow wins International Transport Forum’s 2016 Transport Achievement Award for tackling traffic congestion
At last week’s summit of transportation, which took place in Leipzig, Germany, ministers from the…
New connected-vehicle parking reservation system promises to cut congestion
A new partnership will enable drivers to check availability, make reservations and carry out payments…
London sees a spike in traffic congestion, despite fewer cars on the roads
A new report from connected car technology and transportation analytics company Inrix has found that…
Waze addresses traffic congestion in San Francisco with new car pool pilot
Google-owned traffic and navigation app Waze piloted its new car pooling service this week in…
Colorado’s I-70 Express Lane shows benefits during first season
Agencies and road users are hailing the success of the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT)…
Australian university develops algorithm to reduce traffic congestion
A mathematical model that could significantly reduce traffic congestion by combining data from existing infrastructure,…