August 25, 2016
A major new highway link in Chile is now open to traffic. Sacyr Concesiones opened the 103.4km highway that connects the cities of Concepción and…
August 25, 2016
Construction of a new 10 lane highway is due to start shortly in Qatar and the project is expected to cost in the region of US$2.1 billion to…
August 24, 2016
Plans are in hand for road widening work and surfacing upgrades for a key route crossing Zimbabwe. The highway upgrade is being carried out by a…
August 24, 2016
Egypt’s high rate of road crashes is having a damaging effect on the country’s economy. According to the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and…
August 24, 2016
Taiwan is updating the systems it uses for recording traffic crash data. The aim of this move is to gather more comprehensive data, providing a…
August 23, 2016
The latest figures from the UK’s Construction Equipment Association (CEA) show that exports of machines continued to show modest growth in Q2 2016.…
August 23, 2016
All six consortia that submitted documents in May to design and build a fourth bridge over the Panama Canal have pre-qualified, according to media…
August 23, 2016
An information memorandum that will officially launch the sale of M6 Toll, the UK’s only toll road, will be sent out to interested buyers in…
August 22, 2016
Flat earthers search no more, the end of the world is nigh – and clearly marked for your safety with a sign; image courtesy of Bogdan Schiteanu
August 22, 2016
A major new highway project connecting the UK’s university cities of Oxford and Cambridge has been proposed. A new study by the Department for…
August 22, 2016
Contracts are now being awarded for a major new expressway project in Malaysia. The contracts relate to the project to construct the Sungai Besi-Ulu…
August 22, 2016
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) in the US is challenging a proposal from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA…
August 19, 2016
A new book by Robert A Douglas entitled Low-Volume Road Engineering provides a thorough insight into issues concerning design, construction and…
August 19, 2016
During the presidential inauguration ceremony for his second term, Dominican Republic President, Danilo Medina, has pledged to complete several…
August 19, 2016
Work will start next month on a 24km section of Bulgaria’s controversial Struma Highway, part of the the Pan-European Corridor IV. Corridor IV runs…
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