June 14, 2016
Demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is growing in China. A report from the Shanghai Daily said that data from the China Association of Automobile…
June 14, 2016
Official statistics from India paint a poor picture for road safety, with road deaths increasing. During 2015 there were around 146,000 reported…
June 13, 2016
Russia is setting out plans for development of its transport network, with road construction and maintenance amongst the areas being prioritised. The…
June 13, 2016
The Indonesian Government is continuing with its massive programme of toll road expansion work. Deals for a number of key projects have now been…
June 13, 2016
Argentina has set out plans for a major refurbishment of much of its dilapidated road network. The work will take four years to complete and involves…
June 10, 2016
Work on five road projects will commence shortly in Ethiopia. The works are for a total of 347km of roads in all and the contracts were awarded by…
June 10, 2016
It wasn’t some city located in the globe’s tropical regions where rainfall is measured in metres each year. It was the northern European metropolis…
June 9, 2016
Tajikistan is planning a major programme of repairs to its roads and bridges. The aim of the work is to improve connectivity. A total budget of US$…
June 9, 2016
Argentina’s Transport Ministry will carry out a major programme for road tenders at the end of 2016. In all work on 15,000km of road projects will be…
June 9, 2016
Work on a major tunnel project in Algeria is due for completion shortly. The tunnel will commence carrying traffic during July 2016, although an…
June 8, 2016
IRF Geneva is pleased to support the Africa Regional Seminar & Workshop on Performance-Based Contracts (PBC) for Roads which will take place in…
June 8, 2016
Morocco’s road network development programme is continuing, with new local roads, trunk roads and motorways being planned. Morocco’s Ministry of…
June 8, 2016
Plans are in hand for a radical new 225km raised highway to connect Bangladeshi capital Dhaka with the city of Chittagong. An elevated highway design…
June 8, 2016
Toll road operator Jasa Marga of Indonesia has added four contracts at a cost of nearly US$2.4 billion to its highway concession portfolio. Jasa…
June 8, 2016
Malaysia’s South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) remains unsold despite being up for sale “for some tie”. The Star newspaper reported unnamed sources…
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