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July 9, 2018
Aggregate Industries has won a four year extension to its contract for road maintenance from Highways England. The new deal is managed through the…
July 6, 2018
LafargeHolcim has won a major contract from Highways England in the UK. The £500 million package of works will be handled by its subsidiary,…
July 6, 2018
The recent Hillhead quarrying equipment exhibition set an attendance record according to the show organisers.
July 6, 2018
A framework document has been set up for public organisations and private companies to work on pilot projects under the SOCRATES2.0 interactive…
July 6, 2018
Technology groups and agencies have until August 16 to enter the Transport-Technology Research Innovation for International Development (T-TRIID)…
July 6, 2018
A partnership including Fluor and ACS Infrastructure has been chosen to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Gordie Howe International…
July 5, 2018
Work is now underway on a new road project that will improve transport around Ghana’s capital, Accra. The Chinese contractor Zhongmei Engineering…
July 5, 2018
The Netherlands is seeing a massive increase in traffic congestion on its road network. Traffic volumes for the first six months of 2018 were 20%…
July 5, 2018
The tunnel project to connect northern Poland’s Uznam and Wolin islands is now getting the go-ahead.
July 5, 2018
A special course being held at Newcastle University in the UK is intended to help road construction professionals with knowledge on asphalt road…
July 5, 2018
Road widening on the Tullamarine Freeway in the Australian city of Melbourne is helping to cut congestion. The US$962 million (A$1.3 billion) project…
July 4, 2018
In the UK, TRL is introducing a sophisticated driving simulator that will help with developing transport infrastructure as well as research into…
July 4, 2018
The Technical Standards Development and Application Demonstration Base of Graphene-Modified Lubricant, was launched at LiuGong’s Global R&D…
July 3, 2018
New cross-border road connections are being planned between South Korea and North Korea. The two governments have set up a joint study group to…
July 3, 2018
A road widening project worth US$134.3 million is now going ahead in Ecuador. The road connecting Aloag with Santo Domingo is being improved along a…
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