News

July 17, 2013
Mott MacDonald (MM) has been appointed by Sociedad Concesionaria Autovía de la Plata as lender’s technical advisor for a major highway upgrade in…
July 17, 2013
The Brazilian government is considering setting up a national electronic toll payment system. The favoured system will be based on the state of Sao…
July 17, 2013
The government plans to turn the Highways Agency into a Network Rail-style public company as part of its efforts to boost national transport…
July 17, 2013
Salini and its subsidiary Todini Costruzioni Generali have been awarded a US$386.43 million contract to build four stretches of the Almaty-Khorgos…
July 17, 2013
Chinese firms continue to handle key deals in Africa, with agreements now in place for major projects in both East and West Africa. In Ethiopia,…
July 17, 2013
Parsons is now working on a design and construction supervision contract for Package 9 of the Doha Expressway project. This is a major contract and…
July 17, 2013
The authorities in Queensland, Australia have agreed a 50-year deal over the tolling rights for the Go Between bridge and the Legacy Way motorway in…
July 16, 2013
A Sennebogen 6130 HD duty cycle crawler crane is said to be being successfully used by Gral Schotter to extract gravel near Graz, Austria. In the…
July 16, 2013
Financing from Taiwan will help develop road infrastructure in Guatemala. Both the Taiwanese Government and private Taiwanese sources are supplying…
July 16, 2013
Key highway projects in Sri Lanka are now moving forward. Chinese investment will finance a new tolled highway in Sri Lanka. The project for the US$1…
July 16, 2013
Financing for a road project in Mozambique is being provided by a bank in India. The Exim Bank of India is proving a line of credit worth some US$147…
July 16, 2013
There is “no reason for any worries” in the global construction equipment and building material manufacturing industry despite a lack of growth in…
July 16, 2013
As this video clip shows, efficient bridge demolition work has a lot to do with effective planning. Bringing down this defunct bridge over a busy…
July 15, 2013
The French government is considering lowering the national speed limit from 130km/h to 120km/h on motorways and from 90km/h to 80km/h on roads. The…
July 15, 2013
According to a study conducted by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) on 5,248 drivers from 2009 until 2012, the nation’s women…
catfish1