Highway & Network Management

The Indonesian Government is helping fast-track work on several key toll road projects in the country.

Five consortia have been selected for the pre-qualification phase of Egypt's US$1 billion Rod el-Farag highway tender by the Housing, Utilities and Urban Development Ministry (MHUUD).

CUTAWAY is said to offer a novel approach to reducing the cost of grass management for highway maintenance. This new grass growth regulator can cut the time, costs and environmental impact of managing grass growth. A report by Cranfield University has highlighted the potential to cut costs by up to 45% and up to 60% reduction in C02 emissions during grass management.

Russia's Federal Highway Agency (Rosavtodor) is setting out plans for a massive highway building programme that will last until 2020.

The first of a series of new road tenders has been announced in Israel with a deal for the widening of Road 75.

A new highway link is opening today in the Scottish city of Glasgow.

Bidding is now in hand for a 1,150km toll road concession project in Argentina. The route will run along Argentina's Atlantic Coast in Buenos Aires Province and the concession will be for a 30 year period.

JCB is broadening its product range by entering the portable lighting tower market. The new LT9 from the firm's Power Products division is a 9m dedicated lighting tower with a hydraulically activated, telescopic mast that holds four spotlights.

Plans are now well on track for Indonesia’s new Medan-Kualanamu toll road project.