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Road user charges loom for hybrid and EV owners

The new transport minister has received recommendations for how to charge hybrid and electric vehicle owners for road usage, but whoever is in government after October 14 will likely decide, reports Jo Moir

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National's roads equal to eight weeks a year of Huntly coal-burning

Transport planners say National's plans to build more roads won't ease congestion in the long run and will jeopardise our climate goals, but Labour isn't doing much better.

Newsroom.co.nz

Karnataka government to reimburse the cost of Shakti scheme to RTCs first week of every month

The Karnataka government has decided to reimburse the cost of the free women travel Shakti scheme to the Road Transport Corporations(RTCs) the first week of every month, starting from August based on the number of “zero tickets” issued to the commuters.

The Hindu

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Innovative, comprehensive mobility project in city on cards, says Sivankutty

An innovative and comprehensive transport project would be implemented in the capital for city travelling, said Labour Minister V. Sivankutty.

The Hindu

Prototype of new electric bus flagged off, 921 new electric buses to join BMTC fleet by end of financial year

Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) flagged off a prototype of the new set of 921 electric buses manufactured by Tata Motors. These buses will be inducted in a phased manner this financial year. BMTC already has a fleet of 390 electric buses which these 921 new buses will join, taking…

The Hindu

Industry groups seek answers over delayed transport plan

A joint letter from the heads of Civil Contractors NZ and Infrastructure New Zealand was sent last week, and a separate letter from Transporting New Zealand was sent earlier this week raising concerns over the delay of the Government Policy Statement on land transport.

Newsroom.co.nz

Dream on airstrip rekindled in Wayanad

Dream of public to build airstrip in KALPETTA district rekindled after visit of expert team. Transport Sec. Biju Prabhakar, Kannur Int'l Airport MD Dinesh Kumar, and airport tech expert Mohan Chandran visited Elston tea estate to identify suitable site.

The Hindu

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Commonwealth Avenue traffic diversion to start from mid-August

A temporary road will maintain traffic flow in peak times.

The Canberra Times

Restroom, bus shelters inaugurated

Transport Minister Antony Raju on Monday inaugurated a rest room at Kesavadasapuram and ‘high-tech’ bus shelters at Pottakuzhy and Pattom junction that were constructed using the Legislative Assembly Constituency Asset Development Fund allocated by Vattiyurkavu MLA, V.K. Prasanth.

The Hindu

Private buses, auto, taxis unions withdraw strike call on July 27 after meeting minister

Private transport unions withdraw strike call after meeting Transport Minister. He promised to arrange meeting with CM by Aug 10 to address demands on road tax & impact of Shakti scheme. Unions claim govt neglected private transport sector & implementation of Shakti scheme is another step in same direction. 20…

The Hindu

A busload of problems in Kerala State Road Transport Corporation

Cash-strapped KSRTC faces crisis as CMD steps down due to High Court raps and inter-departmental feuds. Kerala government must find lasting solution to issues, involve all stakeholders and keep KSRTC afloat to serve 25 lakh passengers a month.

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Officials remain alert as flood threat continues in the Godavari

Villagers in Eluru & Konaseema districts panic as floods continue. Officials on alert in West Godavari, water level at Bhadrachalam 43ft, Polavaram 11.6m, SAC barrage 10.5ft. CWC warns of further rise due to upstream projects, rains & overflowing streams. Teams from Revenue, Fire, NDRF, SDRF, Medical & Transport monitoring situation.…

The Hindu

Concession for people with 40% disabilities in private buses too

Transport Dept. issues order allowing 40% disability concession on private buses in Kerala. Minister Antony Raju inaugurated awareness class on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act for officers. Order issued after provisions of Act brought to attention of authorities.

The Hindu

Coroner criticises TfL after engineer crushed to death by Waterloo Station travelator

Regulation may be needed to prevent repeat after death of Christian Tuvi, coroner warns

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Opposition members quit in latest Singapore political shake-up

The resignations mark the third scandal to rock Singapore’s political landscape within a week.

The Independent UK

Harper pays tribute to outgoing HS2 chief on visit to station construction site

The Transport Secretary visited Birmingham to see work on the new Curzon Street Station.

Al Jazeera

Italy air transport strike grounds hundreds of flights

Some 1,000 domestic and international flights were cancelled as a result of the strike by ground crew.

AAP

New transport chief questioned, relief for iPhone users

A global engineering executive is taking the wheel of the NSW transport department but the opposition claims he got the job because of his Labor connections.

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Cut off trees posing danger to public during monsoon: Minister

Transport Minister Antony Raju has urged the departments concerned to give priority to cutting off trees that pose a danger to the public during the monsoon season.

Manchester Evening News

HS2 boss quits following major delays for high-speed railway project

HS2 works in Euston have already ballooned to £4.8 billion despite an initial budget of £2.6 billion

Manchester Evening News

The staggering results from two days of GMP crackdown on trams and buses

A number of arrests were also made

Zenger

Israeli Transport Minister Miri Regev Inaugurates First Phase Of The Gush Etzion-Hebron Bypass Road

The newly inaugurated Lev Yehuda-Levinger Road to provide a safer route instead of the current one through a hostile Arab village

The Independent UK

German government wants ex-minister to foot $267 million bill for a failed highway toll plan

The German government is considering whether it can make former Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer foot at least part of the quarter-billion euro compensation it has to pay a private company over a failed plan to introduce highway tolls

The Independent UK

Government must set out expectations for ‘floundering’ HS2 Euston project – MPs

In a damning report, the Public Accounts Committee said the Department for Transport ‘does not know what it is trying to achieve’.

The Hindu

After ruckus, probe ordered into suicide attempt by KSRTC driver who blamed Minister for transfer

The government on Thursday ordered a probe by officials of the Home and Transport departments into the episode of an attempt to suicide by a KSRTC driver-cum-conductor of Nagamangala taluk, H.R. Jagadish, after he was transferred, allegedly at the behest of district in-charge Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy for political reasons.

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