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May 22, 2013
Ministers responsible for transport infrastructure from the 54 member countries of the International Transport Forum at the Organisation for Economic…
May 21, 2013
New road upgrades are planned in the UK to reduce congestion and improve safety for vehicle drivers. Upgrades will be carried out to the A1 west of…
May 21, 2013
The ERF has unveiled its strategic research priorities for road safety for Horizon 2020, the European Commission’s next multi-year framework…
May 21, 2013
BMW is planning to introduce its new electric vehicle on the market in South Korea in 2014. This will be the firm’s first fully electric vehicle and…
May 21, 2013
Plans are in hand in Canada to extend Highway 427 by 6.6km. The final decision over the project has yet to be made by the Ontario Government. The…
May 21, 2013
In Russia’s capital Moscow the finishing touches are being put to a plan to construct the city’s first tolled link. The northern relief road for…
May 21, 2013
The debut PLANTWORX construction equipment exhibition at Stoneleigh Park, in Warwickshire, central England, has been hailed a success after…
May 20, 2013
The Towards Vision Zero Conference in Sweden looks set to offer key insight into the country’s success in tackling traffic safety. The Vision Zero…
May 20, 2013
Cambodia’s National Road 5 is to be upgraded thanks to a concession loan provided by Japan. Worth some US$90.5 million this sum will be used to…
May 20, 2013
Around US$2.21 billion (UAH 18bn) will be invested in road construction and repairs in Ukraine in 2013. According to infrastructure minister Vladimir…
May 20, 2013
Roads in Sydney are set to benefit as part of a huge US$1.87 billion (AUD 1.9bn) capital works spending programme for the city over the next ten…
May 17, 2013
The Australian Government is announcing plans to invest A$24 billion (US$23.73 billion) in transport infrastructure across the country. This will…
May 17, 2013
Polish road authority GDDKiA has approved the calling of 50 tenders for road construction projects worth a combined US$9.85 billion (PLN 32bn).…
May 16, 2013
Serbian Minister of Infrastructure, Velimir Ilic, and the director of the roads company Koridori Srbije, Dmitar Durovic, say they have signed a…
May 16, 2013
The work on the construction of the next stretch of the A100 motorway in Berlin, Germany, is about to start. The project is expected to cost €473…
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