October 27, 2015
A series of major road rebuilding projects in Bolivia look likely to be handled by Chinese contractors. The Bolivian Government is deciding on the…
October 27, 2015
Skanska has won the T02 Sørkjosfjell Tunnel Contract as part of the government’s Highway E6 improvement project in the county of Troms, northern…
October 27, 2015
Investment bank Bankia and Spanish construction firm FCC have sold their 50-50 joint venture infrastructure management firm Globalvia to three…
October 27, 2015
India will carry out a feasibility study on a road link between Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu state and Thalaimannar in Sri Lanka, a federal government…
October 26, 2015
Costa Rica’s road agency Conavi has extended the deadline and increase funds by $154 million for road repair and maintenance contracts. Contracts…
October 26, 2015
Chile has shelved a proposal for a new road route between the inland capital of Santiago and the Pacific Ocean port of Valparaiso through the…
October 26, 2015
The Asian Development Bank will loan US$800 million to Sri Lanka toward phase three of the country’s Integrated Road Investment Programme. The…
October 23, 2015
In Bangladesh, the draft detailed design of the US$5.14 billion Dhaka-Chittagong highway has been approved by the government. The feasibility study…
October 23, 2015
The Chilean government has announced around 800 road projects for 2016, mostly linked to road concessions, costing about US$1.44 billion. Schemes…
October 23, 2015
Nicaragua has boosted it budget by $84 million for 2016 in an effort to stimulate the construction sector, local media report. Public resources will…
October 23, 2015
Thailand has a serious problem with regard to road safety, which needs to be addressed. This is leading to a high number of deaths and serious…
October 23, 2015
A pilot programme to develop safer roads is being planned for India’s capital Delhi. The Indian Government is developing the programme which will see…
October 23, 2015
Bhutan has had some success in controlling road safety but could further reduce its death tool, according to the Global Status Report on Road Safety…
October 21, 2015
Plans are underway to widen a stretch of the Western High-Speed Diameter (WHSD) around St Petersburg in Russia. The northern section of the WHSD,…
October 21, 2015
A major upgrade of Mexico’s Atizapan-Atlacomulco road link is being planned. The work is expected to commence in 2016 and will cost in the region of…
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