Codenamed Operation Magistral, the Red Army assumed a highly visible military objective: take control of the north-south highway and alleviate pressure on the city of Khost.
The moves have come as government highway safety agencies have pressured the auto makers to do more to ensure that child seats are used properly.
Due to the economic crisis, in Portugal, as in many other countries, the trend of budgetary pressures on highway agencies is increasing.
Other threats include: intensification of land use (land reclamation, using of pesticides, overgrazing by sheep, removing of shrubs, building gardens, burning, and building roads and highways), tourism, general development pressure, coniferous forest plantations, the spread of invasive species of plants such as Rhododendron ponticum and habitat fragmentation (see also Moorkens 2006).
Black residents in some municipalities around St . Louishave complained they are unfairly targeted by frequent police patrols on highways, and have pressured politicians to make it more difficult for cities to earn revenue from traffic fines.
Population pressure quickly follows; highway and street traffic increase and environmental concerns worsen, forcing local officials and city planners to react fast.
Due to its being a key route between Calgary, the fast-growing city of Saskatoon, and economic drivers such as regional oil activity, inland grain terminal locations adjacent to Hwy 7, and Saskatchewan's strong economy, this highway's capacity is under pressure.
"Growth eastward of Stamford," he said, "particularly in train station areas, takes the pressure off the highways".
And there was growing pressure for public highways, like the parkways that the urban planner Robert Moses was building.
A Plymouth City Council spokeswoman said: "It is difficult to be totally accurate on the costs as we do not yet know the full picture of damage caused but we do know this will put a significant increased pressure on our highways maintenance budget.
