December 23, 2014
For 10 days in October, more than 40 highway engineering professionals from 14 different countries congregated in Orlando, Florida, USA. With…
December 19, 2014
Uruguay requires more investment in roads, according to a report conducted by the economic studies centre for the construction industry, Centro de…
December 19, 2014
In Western Australia plans are in hand for the new Perth freight link. This will run between Muchea and Fremantle, and it will start with the Roe 8…
December 19, 2014
Alice, one of world's largest tunnel boring machines, has started its second tunnel drive for the Waterview Connection project in Auckland, New…
December 19, 2014
New Zealand will spend US$30 billion over the next decade on public transport, including road works not just in major urban areas but in the…
December 19, 2014
Europeans are in two minds about whether their road transport has improved in the past five years, according to the latest European Commission’…
December 18, 2014
In Russia’s Novosibirsk Region, plans are underway for the South-Western Transit road. The project is of a 30km link road connecting the existing…
December 18, 2014
Pakistan’s Government has unveiled plans to upgrade the highway connecting Islamabad with Lahore. The M-2 highway is one of the most important road…
December 18, 2014
Balfour Beatty and Skanska will carry out a major motorway junction upgrade project worth €69.7 million (£55 million) in the UK. The two companies…
December 18, 2014
Russia's state highways agency AVTODOR has invited bids for construction of another section of the Moscow to St. Petersburg toll motorway. Starting…
December 18, 2014
The Polish construction consortium of Budimex and Ferrovial Agroman has won a tender to build a 22.6km section of the S3 express road between…
December 18, 2014
Brazil has built nearly 5,200km of roads in the past four years, according to a review of the federal government's PAC Phase 2 accelerated economic…
December 17, 2014
Engineering specialist Ramboll has acquired the US-based global consultancy, ENVIRON. The deal gives Ramboll a strong market position globally,…
December 17, 2014
In Mozambique a budget of US$100 million has been set for road rehabilitation work to be carried out in Nampula Province. The upgrades will be…
December 17, 2014
A new co-funded European project will provide fast-charging facilities for electric vehicles along major routes across the EU. The Trans-European…
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