Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari on a three-day visit to the headquarters of Transport For London finalised the bilateral cooperation arrangement between the Transport for London (TfL) and the India's Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to cover a wide range of transport mobility solutions and associated activities in urban environments.
15 May 2017 | 3183 Views | By Autocar Pro News Desk
Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping - Nitin Gadkari on a three-day visit to the headquarters of Transport For London finalised the bilateral cooperation arrangement between the Transport for London (TfL) and the India's Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to cover a wide range of transport ...
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Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping - Nitin Gadkari on a three-day visit to the headquarters of Transport For London finalised the bilateral cooperation arrangement between the Transport for London (TfL) and the India's Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to cover a wide range of transport mobility solutions and associated activities in urban environments.
"The signing of the MoU will be completed through diplomatic channels shortly," Gadkari said.
A brief presentation on strategy and policy reforms, customer experience and data analysis with respect to London buses and other integrated modes of public transport in the Greater London area was given during the discussion.
As reported by PTI - under the proposed MoU, the TfL will share its expertise on the mobility and efficiency of transport system and methodologies to facilitate the planning and delivery of mobility solutions, including ticketing, passenger information, major project financing, infrastructure maintenance strategies and behavioural change and public transport promotion.
Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways aims to strengthen cooperation on electric buses, bus innovation and capacity augmentation and water transport with TfL authorities. The TFL provides world class services that keep the British capital better equipped with public transport. The TFL virtually coordinates all the London transport, including London metro, the bus network, Dockland Light Rail, water transport and cable car.