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July 7, 2015
In the US state of Maryland, a joint venture of Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) and Parsons Brinckerhoff has won a contract to replace the…
July 7, 2015
The World Bank will grant Uzbekistan a US$200 million loan for 25 years, including a grace period of five years. The funds will go towards the $240…
July 7, 2015
The Hungarian government has announced that it will restart work on a new section of the M4 dual carriageway between Albertirsa and Ullo in 2016.…
July 7, 2015
Mexico’s massive infrastructure programme is broadly on track for completion. The country’s Secretariat of Communications and Transport (SCT) has…
July 6, 2015
Work is underway on the second phase of a new highway in China. The route connects Xihua and Zhoukou with Zhengzhou Airport. The new highway is due…
July 6, 2015
Sandvik is supplying a major order of tunnelling machinery for use on a construction project in Australia. This deal is for a major tunnelling…
July 3, 2015
Panama’s Ministry of Public Works (MOP) is spending some US$2.96 billion during its present administration on infrastructure projects. These include…
July 3, 2015
The authorities in Bangkok are planning a tough safety drive in a bid to reduce the city’s high road death toll. The Bangkok Metropolitan…
July 3, 2015
Washington State in the US is considering plans to develop infrastructure in the city of Spokane. The spending however hinges on whether the state…
July 3, 2015
Some events defy understanding, many of which happen on the road. But this accident in South Africa really puts gives the imagination a workout.…
July 2, 2015
Malaysia’s West Coast Expressway company has reported that it will inject nearly US$425 million into its West Coast Expressway project. Total cost…
July 2, 2015
Estructura Plural SAC 4G has been awarded the motorway concession Autopista Mar 1 in Colombia. The 176km road between Fernando Gomez Martinez Tunnel…
July 2, 2015
Bangladesh has formally signed a US$705 million deal with China Communication Construction to build a multi-lane road tunnel underneath the…
July 2, 2015
Malaysian prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the toll-free Pan Borneo highway should trigger economic growth in Sarawak state which has…
July 2, 2015
Future vehicles will no longer rely on power from internal combustion engines as the supply of oil dwindles and as climate change issues force a…
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