7. Put the collocations from Exercise 6 into the following sentences.

1. To ……………, they plan to build a new …………… around the city.

2. The term ‘……………’ describes the number of …………… going through the tunnel ……………

3. As soon as the new motorway is completed, …………… will be directed to it.

4. …………… of the new project includes a bridge across the Vistula.

5. The fastest …………… that can take you to the airport is underground.

6. The …………… is disturbed by road works at Junction 63.

7. The old bridge was replaced by a new structure of ……………

8. Road planners think of a system of new ………… as a solution to the traffic problems.

8. Put the verb into the correct tense form (Simple or Continuous). Translate the sentences.

1. When I …… (to see) a loaded boat, it …… (to move) in the direction of the port and the manager …… (to be) there to meet it.

2. The car …… (to move) at full speed when the policeman …… (to stop) it.

3. Don’t bother him! He …… (to work) on the design of a new motor car.

4. Stoppage of fuel supply …… (to cause) serious trouble in the engine last night, so I …… (to go) to the filling station.

5. Designers and engineers usually …… (to work) together to identify and fulfill needs, wants and expectations of the buyer.

6. As for me, I …… (to want) to solve the main problems of form and engineering of a car, so I …… (to enter) this university and ……(to choose) this profession.

7. My parents usually …… (to go) to work by bus, but now my elder brother …… (to drive) them there. They …… (to feel) very angry as the traffic …… (to move / hardly).

8. There …… (to be) a traffic jam in the street at the moment. Many people …… (to try) to get to their work. They all …… (to work) in the city but few of them …… (to live) there.

9. While my father …… (to repair) his car last morning, my brother and I …… (to improve) the interior of it. Everybody …… (to like) our work.

10. As far as I know, the top designer of our company …… (to deliver) a lecture about the connections between product and the user at 4p.m. tomorrow. Will you join me there?

TOLL TRUCK LANES PROPOSED TO IMPROVE SAFETY

1. What problems with transporting goods over long distances can some companies face?

2. In what ways can trucks cause traffic problems on highways?

3. Does it affect safety on roads?

4. Can you think of any solution to the problems mentioned above?

5. Read the text below to find out about the details of the concept.

Visions of oversized trucks and compact cars weaving dangerously in and out of shared lanes have stalled the adoption of longer, heavier tractor-trailer combinations in much of the United States. But what if the larger vehicles were separated from normal traffic?

The Reason Foundation, a Los Angeles-based research organization, explores the concept of dedicated truck lanes on Toll Trackways. The report proposes building the lanes within the median of existing national highways and funding the construction and maintenance of the "truckways" with tolls.

In particular, the proposal calls for one 4m wide lane in each direction, with full 2m wide shoulders on both sides of each lane. Passing lanes would be provided at frequent intervals. The truckways would be separated from normal traffic lanes by concrete Jersey barriers. Trucks would enter and exit on dedicated flyover ramps and would never interact with normal traffic. For this reason, the report suggests, states that currently prohibit large double and triple trailers could safely allow them on the truckways.

Segregating truck traffic would help solve several problems at once, says Robert Poole, a coauthor of the report. The added lanes would increase highway capacity and improve safety at the same time by reducing the number of car/ truck accidents, which currently cause some 5,000 deaths each year.

The trucking industry would reap the greatest benefits. According to the authors' analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Transportation, the widespread use of larger vehicles could reduce trucking costs by as much as $40 billion a year. Federal and state governments also would benefit, since the shift of heavy trucks onto independently financed toll lanes would reduce the need for maintenance on the main highways. The report notes that the truckways would require "stronger and more durable" pavements, costing perhaps 20 to 30 percent more than the pavements typically used on interstate highways. But the initial costs would be recouped in longer pavement life and lower maintenance costs over the long term, Poole says. Constructing the truckways would cost an estimated $1 million to $3 million per mile, assuming they are limited to non-urban intercity routes.

Proponents of the concept are hoping that a pilot program will be included in the federal highway funding reauthorization bill next year. A logical place to start would be highways linking routes on which the longer trucks are already allowed to operate. For example, a toll truckway along Interstate 90 in the northwest corner of Pennsylvania would connect the Ohio Turnpike to the New York Thruway, enabling the larger vehicles to haul freight across a broad section of the northeastern United States.