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July 12, 2018
The project to build Zimbabwe’s crucial north-south highway link is facing delays, with the contract now having to be re-awarded. The tender was…
July 12, 2018
Chile’s Ministry of Public Works (MOP) has revealed an ambitious plan for bridge projects. The MOP has set a budget of US$1.48 billion to be used for…
July 12, 2018
A funding package has been secured for a key highway project in Kenya. The Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) is providing close to US$615…
July 12, 2018
The final contract for the Banja Luka-Prijedor motorway in Bosnia will be signed with China Shandong International and Technical Cooperation in…
July 11, 2018
Plans are being made for a new link to connect Malaysia’s Penang Island with the Malaysian mainland. The Consortium Zenith Construction (CZC) won the…
July 11, 2018
German engine maker Deutz reports that its financial results reveal a successful level of trading for the first half of 2018. The firm’s preliminary…
July 10, 2018
In the UK, the contractor Kier Group has secured two three-year extensions to it deals with Highways England. These are for the Areas 3 and 9…
July 10, 2018
A major new road connection is being planned in Indonesia. Interest has been strong in the tendering process for the Sumatra East Road crossing,…
July 10, 2018
A new highway project is planned for Russia. The highway will connect the city of Tyumen with Tomsk. Both cities are located in Siberia, with Tyumen…
July 10, 2018
Metro Pacific Tollways has started construction of a toll bridge to connect Mactan island to mainland Cebu.
July 10, 2018
Indonesia’s Chandra Asri Petrochemical plans to work with the government to test the effectiveness of plastic-mixed asphalt. In the early stage,…
July 9, 2018
The funding for a stretch of Sri Lanka’s Central Expressway project now looks to have been secured. A loan of nearly US$904 million from Japan’s…
July 9, 2018
Kazakhstan has set a budget of US$1.08 billion that will be used to build new roads as well as to upgrade and maintain existing links. In all the…
July 9, 2018
A new expressway project is being planned for India’s Uttar Pradesh State. A loan worth US$1.75 billion is being provided by the Punjab National Bank…
July 9, 2018
The tender process is opening for a major new expressway project in Bangladesh.
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