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February 26, 2013
Italian company Ma-estro has developed the Transport Q control system for the control of material and machinery movement on large road building sites…
February 26, 2013
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has divested its wholly-owned dealership in south-east Germany, Volvo Baumaschinen Bayern (VBB), to…
February 26, 2013
The team behind what is set to be one of the UK’s largest infrastructure initiatives in the next few years has invited final tenders from the three…
February 26, 2013
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) 2013 student video contest has been designed to challenge young adults to…
February 25, 2013
In the U.S. state of Missouri, a second project within the US$380 million Gateway Arch grounds restoration has been given the go-ahead. Construction…
February 25, 2013
The government of Hunan Province, China plans to create more than 1,000kms of extra highway in the province as part of a US$27.32 billion (CNY 170bn…
February 25, 2013
In 2016, Thai Department of Rural Roads (DORR) is going to start the US$1.64 billion (THB 49bn) 36-month construction of Thailand's first suspension…
February 25, 2013
The ZX65USB-5 is one of five new mini excavators from Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) (HCME) being unveiled at bauma 2013. Said by HCME to be…
February 22, 2013
Provinces in northern Germany must cooperate to get the federal government's support for transport infrastructure projects, according to Schleswig-…
February 22, 2013
In a bid to cut air pollution, councillors in the Czech capital Prague are planning to introduce a low emission zone in a wider city centre where…
February 22, 2013
Norwegian electric car sales doubled in 2012 from 1,996 to 3,950 cars, according to new published figures. Nissan captured a 60% share of the market…
February 22, 2013
Iran has reportedly issued bonds in a bid to raise US$570.5 million (IRR 7tn) to improve transport infrastructure including roads, freeways and…
February 22, 2013
Ana Pastor, the Minster of Works in Spain, says works valued at around US$241.11 million (€180 million) for a new road route to the Port of Barcelona…
February 22, 2013
East Bay’s Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee (TBPOC) has commemorated completion of the 27-month, US$98 million seismic retrofit of the 2.57km…
February 21, 2013
CIFA is introducing an innovative hybrid truck mixer in the shape of its new Energya 9 model. This features a conventional 9m3 capacity mixer drum…
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