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July 16, 2013
Financing from Taiwan will help develop road infrastructure in Guatemala. Both the Taiwanese Government and private Taiwanese sources are supplying…
July 16, 2013
Key highway projects in Sri Lanka are now moving forward. Chinese investment will finance a new tolled highway in Sri Lanka. The project for the US$1…
July 16, 2013
Financing for a road project in Mozambique is being provided by a bank in India. The Exim Bank of India is proving a line of credit worth some US$147…
July 16, 2013
There is “no reason for any worries” in the global construction equipment and building material manufacturing industry despite a lack of growth in…
July 16, 2013
As this video clip shows, efficient bridge demolition work has a lot to do with effective planning. Bringing down this defunct bridge over a busy…
July 15, 2013
The French government is considering lowering the national speed limit from 130km/h to 120km/h on motorways and from 90km/h to 80km/h on roads. The…
July 15, 2013
According to a study conducted by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) on 5,248 drivers from 2009 until 2012, the nation’s women…
July 15, 2013
FEHRL, the partnership organisation for national road research centres, has established a new road infrastructure innovation forum. This is intended…
July 15, 2013
The UK Government is pledging to invest heavily in new engine technologies. This strategy is intended to keep the UK as a technology leader in the…
July 15, 2013
The city of Brussels is considering the introduction of a €3 (US$3.93)congestion zone charge – which could generate up to US$587.86 million (€450mn)…
July 15, 2013
Globally renowned formwork technology firm Doka has laid the foundation stone for its new logistics centre for Germany. The new 11.4 hectare facility…
July 12, 2013
Massive plans for infrastructure investment have been revealed in Peru. The country’s transportation and communications ministry, MTC, intends to…
July 12, 2013
From 2014 the police in the UK will be able to use drug testing kits to check if drivers are under the influence while at the wheel. After…
July 12, 2013
New data from Germany and Portugal reveals continued improvement in road safety, with a reduction in fatality levels for both countries. Final…
July 11, 2013
Balfour Beatty has demolished a farm access bridge over the M8 motorway between junctions 4 and 5 to enable the completion of slip roads for the new…
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