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June 19, 2013
A report by the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) claims that rumble strips on Swedish roads have reduced the number of…
June 19, 2013
The Israeli Government is working on plans to ease traffic flow between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Improvements are being made to two roads, Highway 443…
June 19, 2013
Israeli firm Solel Boneh has won a major contract in Nigeria to rebuild and widen the highway connecting Lagos with Ibadan. The US$580 million deal…
June 19, 2013
AECOM Technology Corporation is working on a US$148 million contract for a section of the Doha Expressway project in Qatar. The three year contract…
June 18, 2013
With its new cab and single-piece bonnet, the new JCB 417 HT compact wheeled loader certainly looks different to the JCB 416 that it replaces. But…
June 18, 2013
A steady reduction in road crashes and fatalities has been noted for key developed nations, according to the International Transport Forum (ITF) Road…
June 18, 2013
The crawler excavator operator in this incident had a close call when the bridge being demolished collapsed unexpectedly. The accident happened in…
June 18, 2013
A steady reduction in road crashes and fatalities has been noted for key developed nations, according to the International Transport Forum (ITF) Road…
June 18, 2013
A steady reduction in road crashes and fatalities has been noted for key developed nations, according to the International Transport Forum (ITF) Road…
June 18, 2013
The Polish regional government of the Malopolskie voivodeship has decided to allocate US$629.16 million (PLN 2bn) to road projects from its EU budget…
June 18, 2013
Russia's government has approved a US$20.77 billion (RUB 664bn) programme for new transport and other infrastructure ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup…
June 18, 2013
The Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) has unveiled a US$81.02 billion (SEK 522bn) plan for national transport systems in 2014-15.…
June 17, 2013
Financing for Slovakia’s new D3 highway project will be sourced from the European Commission. The D3 lies in the north of this small country and the…
June 17, 2013
A Taiwanese-owned construction company will build a new road in Vietnam’s Quang Hing Province. The new road will measure 20km long and will connect…
June 17, 2013
Connectivity will be improved in Papua New Guinea (PNG) following completion of three new road projects for which construction is now commencing. The…
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