Highways
A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access highway, or a translation for autobahn, autoroute, etc.According to Merriam Webster, the use of the term predates the 12th century. According to Etymonline, "high" is in the sense of "main". In North American and Australian English, major roads such as controlled-access highways or arterial roads are often state highways (Canada: provincial highways). Other roads may …
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WRI: World Resources Institute · 6 December 2023 English
This report systematizes the implementation process, challenges, learnings, and results of complete street interventions in eight cities from different regions of Brazil.
al. 2017). In the 1960s and 1970s, many urban highways were built in Brazil to offer more convenience … be complete streets, as well as stretches of highways that pass through cities and rural roads. A pedestrian-only …
Climate Transparency · 27 November 2023 English
The G20 countries need to accelerate climate action with higher ambition, stronger implementation, and deeper cooperation. This Call gives an overview on the consumption, production as well as expansion plans …
rail networks, and cancel construction plans of highways. The investments in LNG terminals to counteract …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 20 November 2023
Cooperation (SASEC) Dhaka-Northwest Corridor Road Project, Phase 2. The executing agency is the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) of the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges. The project improves the road connectivity …
World Bank Group · 17 November 2023 English
This CCDR is divided into five chapters: chapter 1 focuses on Kenya’s development context and the risks and opportunities presented by climate change, analyzing the characteristics of key sectors of …
Electricity Generating Company KeNHA Kenya National Highways Authority KEPSA Kenya Private Sector Alliance … Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), Kenya National Highways Authority (KENHA), Kenya Rural Roads Authority … corridors through technologies like intelligent highways; and more seamless intermodal truck-rail transitions …
World Bank Group · 17 November 2023 English
Directorate of Forestry (OGM), General Directorate of Highways (KGM), Republic of Turkey, State Hydraulic Works …
iForest: International Forum for Environment, Sustainability & Technology · 17 November 2023 English
PM2.5 Inventory of India What we burning? Emissions are amount of fuel/wastes multiplied by Emission Factors (which is based on the type of fuel and the effect of control technologies). …
Transport Year book, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. • India emissions standard - IARI PM2.5 Inventory …
World Bank Group · 17 November 2023 English
(April 2017), Issued by Ministry of Roads and Highways, Ministry of Transport 4. Summary of the Procurement …
World Bank Group · 16 November 2023 English
Economic integration of the African continent rests on two pillars: the ratification of an ambitious trade agreement and massive investment in transportation infrastructure. Leveraging a newly created city-level database on …
km in length for sections of some Trans-African Highways. New border posts investments will reduce delays …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 16 November 2023 English
The Central Asian Republics (CARs) have, in recent years, implemented multifaceted foreign policies to achieve strategic autonomy and limit China’s influence and Russia's traditional sway. But domestic uprisings in the …
projects (including constructing railways and highways) across Central Asia. Chinese cumulative investments …
