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April 12, 2013
The ERF is publishing its manifesto intended to improve transport in Europe. Called Keeping Europe Moving, this programme offers solutions for…
April 12, 2013
In the UKL the Highways Agency has announced plans for an additional 58 schemes intended to boost the economy, reduce congestion and improve safety.…
April 12, 2013
The tender process is now open for work to rebuild a key highway connection linking St Petersburg with Murmansk in Russia. Kola state enterprise is…
April 12, 2013
A major highway project for Colombia has now been opened to tenders. The project is for the Autopistas de la Prosperidad highway and the first five…
April 12, 2013
A new 3km long bridge is planned for Yakutsk in Siberia. This bridge will cross the River Lena and is at present expected to cost some US$1.74…
April 12, 2013
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a financing agreement for a €120mn (US$ 156.2mn) loan designed to improve security conditions within…
April 12, 2013
UK Road safety charity Brake is holding an essential seminar on using in-vehicle technology to improve driver safety. Selected and used appropriately…
April 12, 2013
Many large concessionaires have shown interest in the construction of the Corridor Vc motorway, according to Bosnian Minister of Transport and…
April 12, 2013
The Bolivian Road Administration, ABC, has a 2013 state budget of US$611.98 million (BOB 4.29bn) for 2013, according to the firm’s president, Luis…
April 12, 2013
The first five sections of Colombia’s Autopistas de la Prosperidad have been put out to tender. The contracts, worth a combined US$3.52 billion (COP…
April 12, 2013
Roads in Tanzania will be upgraded with funding from Japan and the African Development Fund (AfDF). The US$80 million of funding will be used to…
April 12, 2013
A report from market analysis specialist Timetric has highlighted increased demand for machines in the Asia-Pacific region. This report shows that…
April 12, 2013
The Oman Government has cancelled work on Package Two of the Batinah Expressway project. This was for a 45km section of highway worth US$327 million…
April 12, 2013
In Algeria, a series of road projects are underway, as well as in neighbouring Tunisia. A key development in Tunisia is that work is ongoing for an…
April 12, 2013
Plans are in hand in Indonesia for the Sunda Strait Bridge project. The Indonesian Government intends construction work to commence in 2014. The…
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