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September 15, 2015
International Road Dynamics (IRD) has been awarded an additional Quantity Purchase Agreement valued at approximately US$9.9 million from the Indiana…
September 14, 2015
Concern is being expressed in France at the increase in the country’s road fatality rate. Data shows that for August 2015, the number of people…
September 14, 2015
A series of road projects in Uganda will benefit from funding supplied by Japan. Around US$168 million in loans from the Japanese Government will be…
September 14, 2015
Strong interest is being shown in the tender process for a major highway project in Portugal. The Portuguese Road Agency, Infraestruturas de Portugal…
September 11, 2015
Photo of the month September 2015, Don’t encourage bad driving – image courtesy of World Highways reader Albert Muloiti
September 11, 2015
Major highway projects are commencing in Indonesia at present. One of the most important is for the Trans-Papua Highway. Work on this is being…
September 11, 2015
A series of major highway infrastructure projects are planned for the Philippines. Plans are in hand for the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) project…
September 11, 2015
Overpass projects are being planned for Myanmar to help cut traffic congestion in key areas around the country’s commercial centre, Yangon. One…
September 11, 2015
The Polish government will spend around US$28.3 billion over the next eight years in one on the country’s largest new-road investment programmes.…
September 11, 2015
The US state of Missouri said it is fighting a losing battle to maintain its 641 bridges that are listed in critical condition - one-step away from…
September 11, 2015
A two-day unreserved public auction in Dubai set a record for number of bidders, according to the auction organisers by Ritchie Brothers. More than…
September 10, 2015
A novel tunnel project has been proposed in Brazil. The local infrastructure group Contern has suggested building a tunnel underneath the Serra do…
September 10, 2015
Rebuilding work is planned for a historic bridge in the US state of Pennsylvania to ensure it remains able to carry current traffic volumes. The work…
September 10, 2015
The European Parliament has accepted that powered two-wheelers will play a significant role in sustainable mobility, helping reduce both traffic…
September 9, 2015
The European Parliament has reiterated calls for a pan-European target to cut serious road injuries. In a vote on a review of European transport…
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