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July 1, 2013
The organisers of the BICES 2013 event due in China’s capital Beijing from October 15th–18th are confident the event will prove successful. The 12th…
July 1, 2013
NDS, the Slovak national motorway company, plans to spend US$2.21 billion (€1.7bn) between 2013 and 2016 on motorway construction projects in the…
July 1, 2013
An agreement on the Peace Bridge, among the busiest crossings between the United States and Canada, has been reached. The deal calls for the…
July 1, 2013
IL&FS Transportation Networks (ITNL) has formed a tie-up with Japanese company East Nippon Expressway Company (East Nippon) to jointly undertake…
July 1, 2013
A new team has been established by the US-based Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) to ensure telematics technologies being offered by…
July 1, 2013
A new team has been established by the US-based Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) to ensure telematics technologies being offered by…
July 1, 2013
Plans are in hand in New Zealand for a massive programme of infrastructure works around the country’s largest city, Auckland. The New Zealand…
July 1, 2013
Bidding is strong for the contract to build and operate a key stretch of highway in Mexico in a project expected to cost some US$179 million. The…
July 1, 2013
The expertise of Nitrex Explosives Engineering were utilised recently for this eye-catching controlled explosion bringing down the Viadotto Ponte…
July 1, 2013
A demolition contractor in the north of Bavaria recently used 200kg of explosives to demolish an old autobahn viaduct. Situated close to the town of…
June 28, 2013
IRF Geneva has carried out a successful webinar on World Road Statistics for Beginners - Techniques and Methods. Participants from all over the world…
June 28, 2013
The Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), which represents companies producing and laying the materials for asphalt roads, has welcomed the UK Government’…
June 27, 2013
Dutch Infrastructure and Environment Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen has promised to invest US$387.47 million (€295mn) in the new Rotterdamsebaan…
June 27, 2013
Malaysia-based highway operator Projek Lintasan Kota (Prolintas) plans to launch two highway projects in 12 months' time following a US$2.51 billion…
June 27, 2013
Spanish construction firm OHL has secured its first highway works contract in the US state of Texas. The US$142 million contract will see the company…
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