December 11, 2014
The prospect of a full Pan-European agreement on enforcement has now moved one step closer. An informal political agreement has now been reached on…
December 11, 2014
The prospect of a full Pan-European agreement on enforcement has now moved one step closer. An informal political agreement has now been reached on…
December 11, 2014
Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development has awarded a loan worth nearly US$35 million to the Sri Lankan government for reconstructing 25…
December 11, 2014
Work has started on Algeria’s 63km bypass motorway to connect Guelma with Annaba and the East-West motorway, which is set to be completed within two…
December 10, 2014
The latest official data from Malaysia reveals a general, long-term improvement in road safety. In capital Kuala Lumpur, the road fatality rate has…
December 10, 2014
Governments need more than ever to plan long-term highway strategies or face an increasing backlog of increasingly expensive maintenance requirements…
December 10, 2014
The UK’s Highways Agency will rebrand as part of the organisation’s first five-year Strategic Business Plan to maintain England’s motorways and major…
December 10, 2014
In Russia the new Severny tunnel is planned for Rostov-on-Don. This four-lane tunnel will be 3.5 km long, and will be designed to carry up to 60,000…
December 10, 2014
Construction of the Interamericana Norte highway in Costa Rica is said to be proceeding on track. Work is being carried out on the 50km Canas-Liberia…
December 10, 2014
In Brazil financing issues have hit a number of transport projects in Minas Gerais state. The Banco do Brasil is holding back funds for planned work…
December 10, 2014
A new study on transportation investment has been carried out by forecasting company IHS. The firm is a global source of critical information and…
December 10, 2014
Engineer Abdullah Al-Mogbel, chairman of the International Road Federation, has been appointed Saudi Arabia’s minister of transport. The appointment…
December 9, 2014
The Institution of Engineers Australia has awarded World Highways contributor Dr Maxwell Lay the prestigious Peter Nicol Russell medal for his…
December 8, 2014
JCB has won one of the biggest engine supply deals after securing an annual contract with Terex GB worth around £4.5 million. The agreement sees…
December 8, 2014
Brazil’s Transport Ministry is putting the concession contract to maintain the Rio-Niterói bridge in Rio de Janeiro out to tender. The present 20-…
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