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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American Academy of Actuaries · 3 December 2024 English
The implications also served as an example of an interrupted time series study, since there was a time series of Cubans’ weights and incidence of obesity and diabetes before the …
uneducated. The “treatment” is implementation of highways with no speed limit. Suppose that there are three …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 29 November 2024 English
Introduction The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a population of 36 million, is widely regarded as an enigma state. It is the home of Islam, hosting two of the religion’s …
Projects such as IMEC can become central economic highways in the coming decades, and the member countries …
CSEP: Centre for Social and Economic Progress · 29 November 2024 English
The Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) conducts in-depth, policy-relevant research and provides evidence- based recommendations to the challenges facing India and the world. [...] CSEP is based in …
the Union holds complete powers over national highways (Entry 23 of List I in the seventh schedule of … electronic toll collection system used on national highways in India. It utilises radio frequency identification …
ASI: Adam Smith Institute · 28 November 2024 English
Unlike the Premier League’s Fantasy Football game, which is simple and popular, the plan-making process is complex and ignored by most people. The result is a system that lacks public …
securing evidence that a site is acceptable in highways, ecological, drainage or other technical aspects …
AU: African Union · 28 November 2024 English
Global Decade on Sustainable Transport”. [...] Constructing the missing links of the Trans-African Highways and implementing PIDA and other planned infrastructure projects will reduce the length of critical …
Constructing the missing links of the Trans-African Highways and implementing PIDA and other planned infrastructure …
La Fabrique Ecologique · 28 November 2024 English
The players felt In the game studied in this article, the goal is to find more involved in the decision-making process, because together the best achievable water management policy they …
participatory governance. Water storage, lithium mines, highways : the list of projects that would benefit from …
AU: African Union · 28 November 2024 English
D.), Chief Executive Officer of the African Union Development Agency, Excellencies Ministers and Heads of Delegations, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to …
transformative projects underway, from transnational highways to energy corridors. Notable successes include …
Amnesty International · 28 November 2024 English
Amnesty International is concerned that the Italian authorities’ actions regarding the “National Demonstration for Palestine” that took place in Rome on 5 October 2024 violated human rights, including the rights …
routes to the capital Rome, including along the highways and in train stations, as well as within the city …
Amnesty International · 27 November 2024 English
Responding to reports of multiple deaths and mass detentions of protesters from the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Islamabad on 26 and 27 November, Babu Ram Pant, Deputy Regional Director …
internet in Islamabad for four days. All major highways and routes leading to Islamabad were barricaded …
Amnesty International · 27 November 2024 English
Peaceful assemblies have been the driving force behind some of the most powerful social movements, exposing injustice and abuse, demanding accountability and inspiring people to keep hoping for a better …
from height, into water, or onto railroads or highways). The proximity of a hazardous facility with the …
