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Towards the Single European Railway Area
Posted 18/05/2022
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Paying for Reliability
Posted 27/02/2020
Tolling roads has often been predicated on the reduced travel time they offer to users. There is a certain willingness to pay for a shorter journey duration. Cars are nice and comfortable, but we can only bear sitting in them for a limited amount of time. However, the industry is quickly learning that reduced journey time isn’t the only way to...
2020 ushers in a new Space Race, and this time it’s private
Posted 27/01/2020
It’s now more than fifty years since man’s first landing on the moon. While the past five decades have seen a wealth of innovation and scientific...
On or off the balance sheet? The EPEC pushes for clarity on PPPs
Posted 27/01/2020
There’s no avoiding it: building good infrastructure costs money. Whatever value such projects can – and do – provide in the long run, governments...
Colombia adapts: A new approach to infrastructure post-La Niña
Posted 19/12/2019
It’s not often we see a watershed moment in infrastructure. But that’s precisely what happened in Colombia in 2010-11. A natural phenomenon known as...
The Equator Principles: Time to Take Stock
Posted 19/12/2019
Back in 2003, the World Bank launched a new risk management framework called the Equator Principles. The Principles comprised a set of voluntary...
Musk's Hyperloop: Masterstroke or Fantasy?
Posted 26/11/2019
Planes, trains, automobiles, and boats – the four conventional pillars of travel. But what if there were a fifth? In 2013, Elon Musk revealed his...
When Risk Brings Reward: Africa's Highway of the Future
Posted 25/11/2019
Ten years ago, investing in African highways seemed a daunting prospect, carrying high levels of risk. Never faint-hearted, the French civil...
So narrow, so far: how long distance point-to-point travel is...
Posted 08/10/2019
Think of long-haul flights, and you’ll probably conjure images of large, wide-body aircraft. Grand-scale transport for grand-scale travel. Due...
Airport Traffic Forecasting
Posted 04/10/2019
Reliable forecasts are the basis for anyone creating a business or development plan for an airport. Infrata’s forecasting process has been...
TNCs are changing surface access, so what next?
Posted 04/10/2019
Over the last five years, TNCs (transportation network companies) such as Uber and Lyft have disrupted airport transport on the ground. And the trend...
Autopista al Mar 2 project in Colombia
Posted 06/08/2019
Autopista al Mar 2 project in Colombia reaches financial close.
Success in Bogota
Posted 29/07/2019
Bogota office celebrates its success
VIDEO: The importance of effective cost estimation
Posted 17/07/2019
In a highly competitive environment there is a lot of pressure on sponsors to submit the highest bid. Here, Alonzo explains the basics of how to...