July 4, 2016
A new publication compiling research on road safety in India has now been compiled. This has been produced by an expert in the field, NS Srinivasan.…
July 1, 2016
Volvo Penta has started production of industrial engines for the power generation market at the Volvo Group’s facility in Curitiba, Brazil. A new…
July 1, 2016
After more than a decade of road works and repairs outside his business, one Winnipeg, Canada, resident told World Highways that enough is enough. “…
June 30, 2016
Turkey’s new Osman Gazi Bridge has now opened for traffic. This bridge can carry 40,000 vehicles/day, while halving the travel time needed using…
June 30, 2016
Contractor FM Conway will carry out major resurfacing works in the UK. The £56 million deal is with East Sussex County Council, operating as…
June 30, 2016
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff is carrying out the study for the A6 – M6 relief road in the UK, close to the city of Manchester. The study will review…
June 30, 2016
Plans are being drawn up for a major new highway project in East Africa. Preparations are being made by the authorities in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania…
June 30, 2016
Canada’s provincial British Columbia government has issued a request for qualification for construction of a US$2.7 billion bridge over the Fraser…
June 29, 2016
A budget worth nearly US$473 million will be used for work on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). This will form a key portion of Pakistan’s…
June 29, 2016
A researcher based in Canada is carrying out a research project in the form of a survey assessing the safety risk posed by wildlife to drivers. The…
June 28, 2016
Work is due for completion shortly on Nairobi’s Southern Bypass, with an official inauguration being planned. The 28.6km highway has been constructed…
June 28, 2016
Proposals have been put forward for a new tolled highway running around the US city of Lafayette. The project is expected to cost from US$1 billion…
June 28, 2016
Parsons has won a deal to design and installation of the nation’s first all-lane, dynamic-priced tolling system on a 16km segment of Interstate 66 in…
June 27, 2016
Some vehicles are too wide for allotted spaces, others are just badly parked – photograph courtesy of Tom Schwimmbeck
June 27, 2016
Financing looks to have been secured for major tolled highway projects in Indonesia. These highways are the 129km Pekan Baru-Dumai route, which forms…
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