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August 21, 2013
Plans are in hand for a new bridge to span the Lena River near Yakutsk in Russia. The project is expected to cost US$1.95 billion. The bridge will…
August 21, 2013
Bidding is strong for a road tunnel project in Bosnia Herzogovina. The expected cost of the 902m long tunnel has not so far been revealed, however…
August 21, 2013
Algeria’s Public Works Ministry has announced it plans to build new expressway connections to the country’s East-West highway. These expressways will…
August 20, 2013
SDLG unveiled the LG6210E excavator, the LGB677 backhoe loader, and the LG953N energy-saving wheeled loader during the recent CTT show in Moscow.…
August 20, 2013
Volvo Construction Equipment is working in some of the world’s most treacherous terrain to construct a high-speed road link across the Andes…
August 20, 2013
Volvo Construction Equipment is working in some of the world’s most treacherous terrain to construct a high-speed road link across the Andes…
August 20, 2013
Austria’s capital Vienna is carrying out a test which will ban cars on part of the Mariahilfer Strasse, the country's biggest shopping street. The…
August 20, 2013
Rosavtodor has held a roadshow for the construction and operation of a highway bridge over the Lena River near Yakutsk in eastern Russia. A public-…
August 20, 2013
Motorway traffic in Brazil is increasing again, following three quarters of decreasing vehicle numbers on the roads. Road concessionaire CCR reported…
August 20, 2013
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) U.S. say construction machinery exports dropped 21% during the first half of 2013, with US$10.8…
August 20, 2013
The Software specialist Autodesk is broadening its range of capabilities with the acquisition of the Sam and AutoTrack software. These technology…
August 19, 2013
A 4.9km long bridge will be constructed close to Ukraine’s capital Kiev.
August 19, 2013
The authorities in Oman have plans for a major programme of infrastructure investments. Tenders for a series of projects worth close to US$360…
August 19, 2013
The Malaysian authorities have now awarded the contract to build the huge Penang-Butterworth tunnel project. The new link will cost in the region of…
August 15, 2013
Japan is to provide Official Development Assistance (ODA) loans worth more than US$900 million for road and other development projects in Myanmar.…
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