December 6, 2016
Construction is starting on a major bridge building programme in Ghana. The project is intended to boost connectivity in the country, with the work…
December 6, 2016
Tendering is commencing for the final portion of works to complete Colombia’s La Linea tunnel project. Around 12% of the work on the tunnel still has…
December 6, 2016
A new highway project in Nepal will benefit from a loan provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The loan is worth nearly US$187 million. It…
December 6, 2016
Ritchie Bros is celebrating its 20th anniversary in the United Arab Emirates with a Dubai auction on December 13th and 14th, 2016. Over 1,700…
December 6, 2016
Vietnam’s road safety statistics are improving, a major development for the country. Between December the 16th 2015 and November the 15th 2016, there…
December 6, 2016
Alcohol use is linked to an increasing number of road deaths in Costa Rica. A study compiled by Costa Rica’s Institute on Alcoholism and Drug…
December 6, 2016
A new road and viaduct project is planned for Bizerte in Tunisia. The project will be paid for through a loan worth €123 million agreed with the…
December 5, 2016
Construction work on the Central Section of Russia’s Western High-Speed Diameter (WHSD) in St Petersburg is complete, with some small detail work now…
December 2, 2016
Modest growth in transport construction is predicted in the US in 2017 by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).…
December 2, 2016
A loan from the China Exim Bank will help pay for a new road project in Kenya. The loan is being offered to Kenya’s Government and is worth US$227.2…
December 2, 2016
Surveying and design work for a new road link in Russia to connect the Black Sea with the Caucasian Mineral Waters will commence in 2017. The new…
December 2, 2016
Work is now going ahead on the new highway stretch to connect Peka Peka with Otaki, which will form part of the planned Kapiti Expressway. This 13km…
December 1, 2016
New bridge crossings over the Amu Darya River will improve transport connections between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. The bridges will open to…
December 1, 2016
Funding from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will help with the construction of a new tunnel as well as road links in Nepal. The US…
November 30, 2016
Research carried out jointly by scientists from EarthSense Systems and the University of Leicester shows the beneficial effect of urban trees on…
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