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July 15, 2013
FEHRL, the partnership organisation for national road research centres, has established a new road infrastructure innovation forum. This is intended…
July 15, 2013
The UK Government is pledging to invest heavily in new engine technologies. This strategy is intended to keep the UK as a technology leader in the…
July 15, 2013
The city of Brussels is considering the introduction of a €3 (US$3.93)congestion zone charge – which could generate up to US$587.86 million (€450mn)…
July 15, 2013
Globally renowned formwork technology firm Doka has laid the foundation stone for its new logistics centre for Germany. The new 11.4 hectare facility…
July 12, 2013
Massive plans for infrastructure investment have been revealed in Peru. The country’s transportation and communications ministry, MTC, intends to…
July 12, 2013
From 2014 the police in the UK will be able to use drug testing kits to check if drivers are under the influence while at the wheel. After…
July 12, 2013
New data from Germany and Portugal reveals continued improvement in road safety, with a reduction in fatality levels for both countries. Final…
July 11, 2013
Balfour Beatty has demolished a farm access bridge over the M8 motorway between junctions 4 and 5 to enable the completion of slip roads for the new…
July 11, 2013
In Australia, UBS Infrastructure Fund, Access Capital and Queensland Motorways are reported as heading the bidders' shortlist for the Clem Jones…
July 11, 2013
Turkey generated US$200.79 million (TRY 390mn) from motorway and bridge tolls in the first half of 2013. In H1 2013, bridges were used by 76.5…
July 11, 2013
A toll plaza may be established by the French government to fund a US$1.53 billion (€1.2 billion) expansion to three-lanes of the A31 motorway from…
July 11, 2013
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries investment in road, rail and inland waterway infrastructure as a percentage…
July 10, 2013
Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) is to head a consortium building the lateral towers, aprons and suspension cables for the…
July 9, 2013
China's car rental market is set to record a 17% increase in revenue during 2015 to US$6.33 billion (CNY 39bn) compared to 2010, according to Roland…
July 9, 2013
The South Korean government is supporting 167 infrastructure projects, including the construction of new expressways, nationwide with an investment…
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