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The contract for widening work to a stretch of the A9 route in Scotland has been awarded to Balfour Beatty.

Volvo CE is commencing operations of its low emission quarrying operation in Sweden. The facility has a strong focus on electric machines, with diesel-electric hybrid equipment also being used. According to the firm, this is a world first for a quarry facility that can be run almost 'emission-free'. Volvo CE and its customer Skanska have now commenced testing the viability of the Electric Site concept at Skanska’s Vikan Kross quarry, located near Gothenburg in Sweden. The production system at the site

Improvements to a key road link connecting Uganda with Kenya will benefit from a financing package provided by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The 73km section of road connecting Kapchorwa in Uganda with Suam in Kenya will receive US$105 million of funding. This will help improve trade and transport between the two nations.

China continues to develop its expressway network. According to official figures from China’s Ministry of Transport, the expressway network grew by 8130km during 2017. This was an increase of 6.5% over 2016. A further 5.,000km of expressways should be added to the network during 2018. In all China’s tolled expressways extend for some 132,638km.

Siemens and Bentley Systems are strengthening their strategic alliance and joint investment initiatives. This arrangement commenced in 2016 and is to be further expanded. The joint investment initiative between the two companies has been extended by an additional €50 million so that it now totals €100 million . In addition, as a result of the continuous investment of Siemens into secondary shares of Bentley’s common stock the Siemens stake in Bentley Systems now exceeds 9%. Klaus Helmrich, member of the man

Sunderland’s Northern Spire bridge with its 105m-high central A-frame pylon opens to traffic today after a four-month delay because of poor weather. The bridge opened for pedestrians and cyclists yesterday after three Sunderland-built Nissan vehicles first crossed the bridge during a ceremony to mark completion of the project. Work began in May 2015 and the bridge has been built within its allocated €129 million budget. However, poor weather conditions pushed back the opening of the bridge from this past

Doosan Bobcat has been spending heavily on developing its research and development centre in the Czech Republic. The facility is located at an integrated site at Dobris that also includes manufacturing, sourcing and training. According to the firm, the ability to design, test and manufacture Bobcat machines locally is one of the company’s competitive advantages in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The developments at the facility are intended to boost these advantages and involve every

The transaction is subject to clearance by regulatory authorities. Closing and payment are expected in thefourth quarter of 2018. The sale is in line with Salini Impregilo’s plan to consolidate its growth strategy in large, complex infrastructure projects in the United States by exiting from non-core and non-strategic activities. With the sale, Lane Construction will continue to be one of the leading companies in the country in transport, tunnelling and water projects, with annual revenue expected at

Work on a busy interchange on the UK motorway network is close to completion. The new off-slip has opened at junction 24 of the M1 motorway. The work to upgrade junction 24 and junction 24a is being carried out by contractor Winvic Construction. The new off-slip at junction 24 provides a direct connection from the A50 eastbound to the M1 southbound. The work forms part of SEGRO’s Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) - SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway (EMG) - a ground-breaking