October 30, 2013
In Uzbekistan work is commencing on a key link of the highway connecting capital Tashkent to Osh. The 58km section of the A373 being improved runs…
October 30, 2013
The European Commission has selected some 172 transport infrastructure projects to receive EUR €1.6 billion in funding. The projects are all listed…
October 30, 2013
Cost increases have hit the construction of a new highway in Bangladesh. The highway will connect capital Dhaka with Mymensingh. The 87km highway was…
October 30, 2013
Construction work is underway on a key bridge connection in Vietnam. The Cao Lanh Bridge is located in Vietnam’s Dong Thap Province and its…
October 30, 2013
A major programme of investment looks set to add new road and highway links to Mexico’s network. The Ministry of Communications and Transport (SCT)…
October 30, 2013
Interest is strong in the proposed tunnel linking Chile and Argentina. Some 37 companies have shown expressions of interest in the US$1 billion Agua…
October 30, 2013
Testing equipment specialist CONTROLS is opening a new facility in the Middle East. The company now has a subsidiary operation in Iraq’s Kurdish…
October 30, 2013
Connect Plus, the design, build, finance and operating company for southern England’s M25 and its adjoining trunk routes, last week joined with the…
October 30, 2013
The organisers of the International Show of Public Works, Construction and Mining Machinery (SMOPYC) are planning the 16th show from 1-5 April 2014…
October 30, 2013
Plans are in hand for the Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR). This event is now run every four years, with this next CEDR conference…
October 30, 2013
A Danish company, Femern, is submitting documents for the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link, an immersed tunnel that will connect Germany with Denmark. The…
October 28, 2013
Three quarters of UK drivers are concerned that the use of Intelligent Speed Adaptations (ISAs) will compromise safety, according to research by the…
October 28, 2013
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is looking to invest US$6.12 billion (BRL 13.5 billion) in basic water and sanitation and paving projects under…
October 25, 2013
Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) sales fell 7% to US$1.929 billion (SEK 12,278 million) in Q3 2013, compared to $2.085 billion (SEK 13,272 million)…
October 25, 2013
The UK Government is about to underwrite investments in road, rail and energy projects worth €38.94 billion (£33 billion), the Treasury has announced…
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