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July 24, 2013
A new report from the US-based Freedonia Group suggests that China’s expenditure on construction will grow at around 8.5%/year until 2017. This will…
July 23, 2013
Even as work continues on La Linea tunnel in Colombia, the country’s government has received a proposal for an additional tunnel link. A consortium…
July 22, 2013
A feasibility study worth US$199 million will be carried out for the planned Sunda Straits Bridge in Indonesia. The bridge itself is expected to cost…
July 22, 2013
Shaanxi province in China saw a US$1.34 billion (CNY 8.20bn) investment in highway projects in the first six months of 2013, representing 58.6% of…
July 22, 2013
The project to replace the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is taking too long and is going over budget, according to California state officials. The…
July 22, 2013
The Guatemalan government has recently announced that the Inter-Oceanic corridor project, involving a four-lane motorway, a railway, two ports and…
July 22, 2013
According to consultancy firm Nippon Koei, Paraguay needs about US$5 billion to modernise all its local transport system over a period of ten years,…
July 22, 2013
The US$2.6 billion, 30-year municipal bonds issued to pay for the longest traffic beltway in America are reported to be priced cheaper at around $97…
July 22, 2013
Costain has won an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract to improve the A160, from the junction with the A180 at Brocklesby Interchange to the…
July 22, 2013
The CEA (Construction Equipment Association) is busy finalising its ‘Money, Markets and Machines’ conference mapping the future of the Construction…
July 22, 2013
In Indonesia the country’s government intends to speed up preparations for the massive Trans Sumatra tollroad project. This 2,700km highway link is…
July 22, 2013
Work on the Taveta-Voi road link connecting Kenya and Tanzania is now being planned. The African Development Bank is providing a loan worth US$113…
July 22, 2013
UK employers, especially those with staff who drive for work, are being urged to sign up now to take part in this year's national Road Safety Week.…
July 19, 2013
Mexico’s Government has plans for a massive programme of infrastructure improvements across the country. In all some US$314 billion will be invested…
July 19, 2013
The World Bank is providingUS$99 million in funding to Nepal for a major transport project. The funding will come in the form of loans and grant…
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