ROAD SAFETY/Legislature amends law to make transport infrastructure more pedestrian-centric
11/21/2023 05:01 PM
The Legislature approved an amendment to the Highway Act on Tuesday, which aims to put pedestrians at the front and center of transport design to make the roads more "people-friendly."
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