June 14, 2013
The Ethiopian Roads Authority has awarded a contract worth at least US$149.77 million (ETB 2.8bn) for a road upgrade to two China-based firms, with…
June 14, 2013
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced that strong demand for TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grants is…
June 14, 2013
Public transport solutions provider Xerox has been successful in winning orders for its ticketing systems, most recently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia…
June 14, 2013
Technology developed by Melbourne’s La Trobe University’s Centre for Technology Infusion that aims to reduce or even eliminate accidents at railway…
June 13, 2013
JCB has announced a successor to CEO Alan Blake who is to retire at the end of the year. Blake, 63, joined JCB in 1989 and became CEO in 2010 after…
June 13, 2013
Alan Tolley, JCB’s director of engine programmes, recently spoke to World Highways Assistant Editor Guy Woodford about the company’s new six-cylinder…
June 13, 2013
The International Road Federation is inviting entries for its Global Road Achievement Awards (GRAA) programme. According to the IRF, this competition…
June 13, 2013
The new Vidin–Calafat Bridge – also known Danube Bridge 2 – was being officially opened today. A road and rail bridge between the cities of Calafat,…
June 13, 2013
The Tender Board of Oman has floated, on behalf of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, a prequalification tender for building Section 2 of…
June 13, 2013
Better use of peak-time lanes is said to be among the reasons why motorway congestion in the Netherlands fell by 5.6% in the first four months of…
June 13, 2013
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution for a strategy in electronic tolling and a vignette system on light private vehicles in Europe. The…
June 13, 2013
A new in-depth study carried out by Newcastle University highlights the low environmental impact of electric vehicles. The study included a wide…
June 13, 2013
The US Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is warning equipment users that new, low sulphur fuels feature a greater risk of ignition by…
June 12, 2013
Trimble has acquired Actronic Holdings Limited (Actronic Technologies) of Auckland, New Zealand in order to extend its Connected Site portfolio.…
June 12, 2013
A German team has developed a new long-life lithium ion battery suitable for use in electric vehicles. Criticisms of existing electric vehicles have…
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