In 2015, Sri Lanka along with 192 member countries of the United Nations identified the timeliness of the concept of ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ (hereforth referred to as SDGs) and mutually expressed their desire to ...

For the existence of competitive markets, transportation is an essential economic activity needed to fulfill the activities of daily needs by providing a mode for the mobility of people and freight. A selection of specific ...

In many cases, Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects are looked as skeptical phenomenon due to the risk factors involvement. However, in order to reduce the burden of government, it is essential to undertake PPP projects. ...

Bus service reliability, one of the key performance measures, has become a major concern of both transit operators and users because it significantly affects user experience and service quality perceptions. Schedule adherence ...

Urban commercial developments are an integral part of the urban land use and this affects the trip generation and attraction pattern in the city. More importantly these developments increase the demand for parking, which ...

International Roughness Index (IRI) is a pavement performance indicator which reflects not only the pavement condition but also the ride quality and comfort level of road users”. “Many highway agencies around the world ...

Colombo-Katunayake Expressway (CKE) is linking the Sri Lankan capital Colombo with the Bandaranayake International Airport and it provides great service to expanded industrial areas in the region. It makes great importance ...

As the world endures an energy dilemma, most developing communities advance toward energy efficient modes and non-motorised transport modes such as walking, roller skate, skateboard and cycling. Cycling is an environmentally ...

Traffic demand forecasting is integral part in the highway planning and feasibility assessment. Forecasted traffic demand is used to determine the highway capacity, to estimate the design ESAL for pavement design and to ...

Public transport is considered to be a country’s primary transportation network that plays an increasingly important role in human navigation. Thus, many countries have digitally transformed their public transport services ...