September 16, 2013
A loan from Saudi Arabia will help fund construction of a major road link in Kenya. The US$27 million package is being provided on a 30 year loan by…
September 13, 2013
Plans are moving forward in Oman for its Batinah highway project. The new route is planned for the north of Oman and Phase 5 of the project will be…
September 13, 2013
A one day conference is planned intended to optimise transport research infrastructure in Europe. Run under the auspices of the European Transport…
September 13, 2013
A major event is planned that will provide a forum for attendees considering economic factors in construction. The International Construction…
September 12, 2013
A major series of tenders will be released in Oman shortly. In all the tenders will be for some 1,300km of roads. The projects will be for new road…
September 12, 2013
Funding from South Korea will help finance work on a key road link for the Vietnamese city of Hanoi. The state-run Export-Import Bank (EXIM) of Korea…
September 12, 2013
A series of new road projects are planned in Ethiopia. One key link will be for capital Addis Ababa. The city authorities are planning work on the…
September 12, 2013
Netherlands-based officer Egbert-Jan van Hasselt recently joined the TISPOL Council and holds firm views on road policing. The Netherlands has a…
September 11, 2013
Nicaragua’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has awarded the first of a series of contracts to upgrade the NIC 3 highway. The…
September 11, 2013
The Indonesian Public Works Ministry is funding the first phase of work on a new toll road using a Chinese loan. The US$106.4 million loan will fund…
September 11, 2013
Plans are moving ahead for a new bridge to connect Singapore and Malaysia that will improve transport links. The project is being evaluated at…
September 11, 2013
A series of major road projects are planned for various parts of Russia that will improve connectivity. These include the Moscow-St Petersburg…
September 11, 2013
A joint venture comprising BAM Nuttall and Morgan Sindall will carry out the 4km widening of the UK’s heavily congested A14 route. The €28.5 million…
September 11, 2013
A €150 million budget has been set aside by the Moldavian Ministry of Transport and Road Infrastructure for upgrades to 200km of the country’s major…
September 9, 2013
Two Chinese firms are building a new road connection in East African nation Ethiopia. The 133km road will run from Mille to Kombolcha, through Bati.…
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