July 18, 2014
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has awarded Atkins a major, six-year contract worth US$25 million. This will cover right-of-way (ROW)…
July 18, 2014
In Saudi Arabia the go-ahead has been given for a new expressway that will connect Qassim with Makkah. The project is worth some US$1.2 billion and…
July 18, 2014
Volvo Construction Equipment has seen sales in China fall, while its performance in the developed markets of North America and Europe has improved.…
July 17, 2014
The Nepalese Government has announced a major programme of transport infrastructure works for the 2014-2015 period. Road, highway and airport…
July 17, 2014
In Denmark the Ministry of Transport has presented a proposal for hearing concerning a major new bridge link. The proposed structure would cross the…
July 17, 2014
A consortium comprising local contractor Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (Cienco 4) and Japanese company Sumitomo Mitsui will carry out…
July 17, 2014
A colossal road construction plan has been revealed by China’s Yunnan Province. The authorities have revealed that the new infrastructure programme…
July 17, 2014
A series of major road construction projects are underway in Colombia at present. The country’s national roads institute, Invias, is currently…
July 17, 2014
Mexico’s road development programme for 2014 is well on track. According to the Secretariat of Communications and Transport in (SCT), some 92% of the…
July 17, 2014
Hexagon Geosystems, a division of Hexagon AB, is acquiring French company Geodata Diffusion SAS. This deal further develops the portfolio of Hexagon…
July 15, 2014
Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman has outlined the risks to US competitiveness if the US Government proves unable to agree on both short…
July 14, 2014
Work is now to go ahead on upgrading a key stretch of the A21 road in the UK. Contractor Balfour Beatty will handle the work to widen a stretch of…
July 14, 2014
A consortium of contractors comprising Teixeira Duarte and EPOS will handle the construction of Portugal’s Marao Tunnel. The consortium won the…
July 14, 2014
A major programme of highway investment is being planned in India. The country's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved US$2.34…
July 14, 2014
In Serbia plans are moving ahead with work on the Zezeljev Bridge. The structure will provide a new crossing over the Danube River for the city of…
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