- CFX's Pioneering Approach To Development Of In-Road Vehicle Charging
- Australian PM Pledges Billions For Infrastructure In New Budget
- California Adopts Legislation Authorizing Digital License Plates
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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CFX's Pioneering Approach To Development Of In-Road Vehicle Charging
WMFE reports, “When the five-mile Lake/Orange Expressway is completed in 2026, it will have one mile that’s electrified for charging electric vehicles. Executive Director Laura Kelley of the Central Florida Expressway Authority [CFX] said that pilot program will cost about $10 million,” out of an overall project budget of $460 million. “This is one of many sustainability features on the Lake/Orange Expressway,” Kelley said. “We also believe that this is something that’s worthy of research for the future, really for the future of freight movement.” The article notes that CFX has undertaken the pilot in collaboration with tech developer Evolgy and the ASPIRE engineering research center at Utah State University. Kelley, who is chair-elect of the ASPIRE executive advisory board, and CFX board chair Sean Parks are attending ASPIRE’s annual meeting this week.
Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Environmental Protection Policies Procedures And Initiatives Florida Transportation and Infrastructure Research & DevelopmentAustralian PM Pledges Billions For Infrastructure In New Budget
The Sydney Morning Herald reports, Australia’s new Labour government “is set to make infrastructure the centrepiece” of its first budget. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Infrastructure Minister Catherine King are proposing to fund projects totaling more than five billion AUD (about 3.13 billion USD) over the coming year in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.
The Morning Herald also reports that Labour “will declare the death of ‘zombie’ projects that the previous Coalition government still had on the books, including the East West Link in Melbourne and the Perth Freight Link.” Albanese, a critic of infrastructure project planning and investment by the previous government, said his administration “is getting on with the job of delivering projects in consultation with Infrastructure Australia and all levels of government to make a real difference to the lives of Australians.”
Australia Infrastructure Investment Trends New South Wales Queensland VictoriaCalifornia Adopts Legislation Authorizing Digital License Plates
San Francisco Chronicle reports, “Drivers in California can now get digital license plates for their cars, after a state law made a pilot program official. Under the program created in 2018, digital license plates created by Foster City [California] company Reviver Auto began appearing on vehicles throughout the state.” About 17,000 drivers purchased Reviver plates before recent legislation transformed the pilot into a permanent program that makes analog plate alternatives available to owners of all 36 million-plus vehicles registered in California. The article note that the legislation addresses privacy concerns that some analysts raised when the pilot was launched.
California Information Technology Resources and Acquisitions Mobile Payment SystemsThese are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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