January 24, 2014
The authorities in Russia’s Urals region are approving a programme that will see major investment in infrastructure. Some US$3.91 billion will be…
January 24, 2014
IronPlanet, a leading online marketplace for used heavy equipment, has a new strategic alliance including a small minority investment with Mascus, an…
January 24, 2014
The value of construction projects in the UK has shot up by 67.1% in the last year, according to a new report. New project contracts awarded in…
January 24, 2014
In Japan, operators of West Nippon Expressway, Central Nippon Expressway and East Nippon Expressway are planning to spend around US$28.86 billion (…
January 22, 2014
The Main Public Roads Administration for the Moscow region has prepared a draft decree banning the use of regional roads by trucks weighting over…
January 22, 2014
The construction of the Marão road tunnel in Portugal will be resumed in the first half of 2014 – ending a two-year suspension of works due to the…
January 22, 2014
The construction of the Marão road tunnel in Portugal will be resumed in the first half of 2014 – ending a two-year suspension of works due to the…
January 22, 2014
Banks, builders, pension funds and Colombian government officers are discussing plans to finance around 40 new road concessions worth a combined US$…
January 22, 2014
A 17.5km undersea tunnel may be built to link Karimum Island in Sumatra's Riau and Kukup in Johor's Pontian (Malaysia). A memorandum of…
January 22, 2014
The number of road deaths in France last year fell by 11% to 3,250, 403 fewer than in 2012. Revealing the figures, Minister of the Interior Manuel…
January 22, 2014
Road construction projects worth around US$335 million (ETB 6.5 billion) combined have been awarded by the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) to three…
January 22, 2014
A just released video shows the dramatic implosion of a Rio de Janeiro viaduct as part of the Brazilian city’s preparatory works for the 2016 Olympic…
January 22, 2014
The Conexpo-Con/Agg and IFPE 2014 exhibitions are rapidly building momentum as the shows prepare to open their doors in six weeks. Last week, the…
January 22, 2014
The International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) opened a new chapter in its long-standing…
January 22, 2014
Cement manufacturers are launching projects to install new cement works in Morocco despite poor market conditions. The CEO of Ciments du Maroc,…
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