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September 18, 2013
The sale of electric cars in the Netherlands nearly doubled from 579 cars in August 2012 to 1,120 cars in August 2013, according to the Dutch vehicle…
September 18, 2013
The concession company responsible for Brazil’s BR-101/RJ motorway is planning to expand and improve the route by investing US$482.39 million (BRL 1.…
September 18, 2013
The company behind the proposed Fehmarn Belt link crossing the Baltic Sea between Denmark and Germany will create the link with an immersed tunnel,…
September 18, 2013
The ICA-Meco consortium has been asked by Panama's Public Works minister, Jaime Ford, to speed up work on the US$237 million Domingo Diaz highway…
September 18, 2013
A plan to repair 10 damaged bridges in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Northern Province has been submitted to the Cabinet for approval, according to PNG…
September 17, 2013
Drivers convicted of causing death by dangerous driving should be given stronger and more consistent penalties, according to UK road safety charity…
September 17, 2013
Strabag has won an €83.3 million contract to build a 10.4km section of the Corridor 5c motorway in Bosnia. The major contract for the Svilaj-Odžak…
September 16, 2013
Plans are moving ahead in Algeria for key highway projects. Algeria’s public works ministry has revealed that preparatory work for the Transrhumel…
September 16, 2013
A new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) places India as having the highest annual road fatalities of any country in the world. The study…
September 16, 2013
A loan from Saudi Arabia will help fund construction of a major road link in Kenya. The US$27 million package is being provided on a 30 year loan by…
September 13, 2013
Plans are moving forward in Oman for its Batinah highway project. The new route is planned for the north of Oman and Phase 5 of the project will be…
September 13, 2013
A one day conference is planned intended to optimise transport research infrastructure in Europe. Run under the auspices of the European Transport…
September 13, 2013
A major event is planned that will provide a forum for attendees considering economic factors in construction. The International Construction…
September 12, 2013
A major series of tenders will be released in Oman shortly. In all the tenders will be for some 1,300km of roads. The projects will be for new road…
September 12, 2013
Funding from South Korea will help finance work on a key road link for the Vietnamese city of Hanoi. The state-run Export-Import Bank (EXIM) of Korea…
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