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The Jambatan Bridge project in Malaysia now looks to be revived. The project to construct the 1.4km bridge was first proposed in 2003 but progress then stalled. However new proposals have been put forward for the project, which would replace the existing Johor Causeway. The new link would provide an improved transport connection between Malaysia and Singapore.

The first phase of a major road upgrade project in Dubai has opened to traffic. The project to improve the Latifa bint Hamdan Street and Umm Al Sheef Street routes is worth nearly US$218 million. The second phase of the project should be complete in the first quarter of 2019. Once the work is finished it should lower journey times between Al Khalil Road and Sheikh Zayed Road, two of the most important highway arteries in Dubai. The project includes the construction of two bridge sections measuring a total

Work is due to commence on the construction of a test stretch of electric highway in Germany. The innovative eHighway trial route will be built along a 5km stretch of the busy A1 Autobahn route from Reinfeld to Lübeck to the north of the German city of Hamburg. The €19 million project is being funded by Germany’s Federal Government. The aim of the project is to test the use of electrically-powered trucks on Germany’s major routes. The plans call for the installation of overhead power lines to drive the

The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) has called for better collaboration between investors, developers and consulting engineers throughout a project’s life cycle. Chief executive Nelson Ogunshakin made his appeal in an address to an audience of government representatives, multilateral development banks, private sector investors and financiers at the recent World Bank Global Infrastructure Facility advisory council meeting in Singapore. He said that working together to achieve b

Italian pump manufacturer CIFA recently celebrated its 90th birthday with a special edition vehicle-mounted pump and a restyling of the company’s museum at its headquarters. The company, based in Senago, northern Italy, produced a special edition of truck mounted pumps in three models, K42L, K45H and the new K47H, which will be introduced in the standard Carbotech series later on. CIFA says that the K47H model is the longest and lightest pump on the market and remains within the European legal limit o

The UK government has embarked on a €114 million programme to prevent almost 1,450 deaths and serious injuries on the riskiest A roads in England. The money has been allocated from the Safer Roads Fund to rehabilitate the roads - all of which are under the management of local authorities – over the next decade. However, an analysis by the Road Safety Foundation and the RAC Foundation – two driving and highway safety organisations - estimates the value to upgrade over the 20 years would be €627 million

Registration for the World of Asphalt 2019 exhibition is now open. Those industry professionals interested in attending can now register for the global asphalt industry’s largest trade show and educational conference. The exhibition will be co-located with the AGG1 even and will be held in the city of Indianapolis, Indiana on February 12th-14th, 2019. Attendees for the event will be able to view solutions from 450 exhibitors who will display their newest products and innovations. The show site is easy to

Euro Road Safety, designers of road safety products, has launched Insight to provide learner and newly qualified drivers with extra confidence that they are visible. The Insight system is made from polypropylene and protrudes no more than the vehicle manufacturer’s factory-fitted wing mirror, explained Phil Thorpe, the inventor of the system. With new regulations now allowing learner drivers on UK motorways it has become even more important for learners to stay visible on the road. The design of th

Caterpillar is changing the logo on its machines, replacing the current Power Edge design.

Construction work is underway on stretch of the D11 highway connecting Hradec Kralove and Smirice in the northern Czech Republic. The work is being carried out by a construction consortium comprising contractors Eurovia, Metrostav and Swietelsky. However, the start of the work for the 15.5km highway section was delayed and its completion is timed for 2022. The project is costing €100.5 million and includes a number of engineering challenges due to the complexity of the terrain. In all the work will include