China
New expressway routes are planned for the Chinese province of Henan
World of highways, 13.04.2022
The Chinese province of Henan plans to build four new expressways, as well as five new high-speed railway lines. A huge budget is planned for this work, which is expected to cost a total of 31.43 billion US dollars. Work will begin in mid-2022 and should be completed by 2025.
One of the expressway projects will be the construction of a 41.66 km long section near Mount Taihang. Another one will be designed for a section of the new 30.4 km long expressway connecting Lankou and Yuanyang. There is also a project for the construction of a 50-kilometer section of a new expressway between Anyang and Xinxiang and a project for the construction of a 60 km expressway between Zhengzhou and Hui County.
https://www.worldhighways.com/wh10/news/new-expressway-routes-planned-chinas-henan-province
Bangladesh
Intelligent transport systems (ITS) technologies will be introduced in Bangladesh for the first time
Traffic Technology Today, 14.04.2022
The Bangladesh Department of Roads and Highways has signed an 18 million USD contract with National Development Engineers Ltd (NDE) and the Chinese company FiberHome Telecommunication Technologies Co Ltd for the country's first specialized Intelligent Transport System (ITS) project.
As part of the SASEC Road Connectivity Project 2, which is funded by the Asian Development Bank, the 252 km SASEC corridor from Joydevpur to Rangpur will be managed and monitored using ITS and weight in motion (WIM) systems.
As part of ITS, LED variable message signs (VMS) will be installed on steel portals, as well as automated incident reporting, surveillance, traffic and vehicle data collection and speed determination systems, which will be integrated into the Traffic Control Center (TMC) in the division road maintenance in Dhaka. TMC managers and operators will use ITS components to manage traffic and respond to incidents and emergencies in real time.
Three axle load monitoring stations with medium-speed in-motion weighing systems (MSWIM) will also be installed. The weight and class of vehicles passing through these stations will be automatically recorded and sent to TMC. If overweight is detected, they will be automatically reported to Roads & Highways and any other relevant law enforcement agency for further verification or action.
Indonesia
Construction of a key Indonesian toll road project has begun
World of highways, 18.04.2022
Work is currently underway on the Yogyakarta-Baven toll road in Indonesia. The project is being handled by the Jasamarga Jogja Bawan consortium. The project involves the construction of a 76-kilometer toll highway, the cost of work is more than 992 million US dollars.
The project has been divided into six separate sections and is managed by the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing of Indonesia (PUPR). While the work is on schedule, the paid connection should be completed by the end of 2024. https://www.worldhighways.com/wh10/news/indonesian-toll-road-project-construction