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May 8, 2018
Canadian construction company Aecon has withdrawn from a private group competing to construct and operate the Gordie Howe International Bridge…
May 8, 2018
Work has now been completed on Algeria’s upgrade of its 1,600km of the Trans-Sahara highway route.
May 8, 2018
A series of highway upgrades are being planned for the Bay Area in northern California, with the necessary state financing now being secured.…
May 8, 2018
The Czech capital Prague will replace the deteriorating 90-year-old Liben Bridge at a cost of more than €20 million. The 370m-long bridge over the…
May 8, 2018
Finland’s planned 8km Hailuoto Causeway is likely to cost around €74 million, according to the North Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development,…
May 8, 2018
A budget of US$1.2 billion will help pay for road development in Paraguay’s Chaco Region. Two of the most important road projects for the Chaco…
May 8, 2018
Melbourne’s growing congestion problem could be reduced significantly if a number of major road projects are initiated. A budget of US$1.67 billion (…
May 8, 2018
There has been a worrying increase in hit-and-run crashes in the US between 2009 and 2016. A report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety shows…
May 8, 2018
The budget for Bangladesh’s Padma Bridge project may have to be increased. A further US$168.7 million has been requested for the project by the…
May 4, 2018
LiuGong and ZF have agreed a partnership to develop a new generation of transmissions for use in wheeled loaders and graders. The new system will be…
May 4, 2018
Rebuilding a stretch of the A20 Autobahn in Germany is now costing more than originally expected. The work to upgrade the A20 in the North East of…
May 3, 2018
The recent collapse of the Chirajara Bridge in Colombia has been attributed to design flaws. The Colombian Government has said that it will not pay…
May 1, 2018
The Paris-based International Council on Monuments and Sites – Icomos- has objected to plans by Highways England for a road tunnel bedside the…
May 1, 2018
Indonesia’s major cities are suffering chronic congestion due to growing vehicle numbers in the country. Capital Jakarta has long been noted for its…
April 30, 2018
A change in road risk has been seen in the Netherlands, with more cyclists than drivers being killed on the country’s roads in 2017. The data came…
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