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September 13, 2012
The America Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) is honouring Astec Industries Founder Don Brock with a lifetime award as a leader…
September 12, 2012
LiuGong and ZF are intensifying their cooperation by building a new joint venture axle company in Liuzhou. China’s construction equipment…
September 11, 2012
New Zealand transport minister, Gerry Brownlee, has announced plans for a US $ 10.3 billion program to improve public transport and roads. Under the…
September 11, 2012
Albanian primeminister, Sali Berisha, has promised that his government will keep up its investment in road infrastructure projects, due to their…
September 11, 2012
Indonesia’s government is setting a US $ 20 billion budget for transport and energy sector development. The country’s president, Susilo Bambang…
September 11, 2012
A shortage of skilled engineers has caused a delay in the renovation of tunnels in Norway, according to Tore Braaten, project leader in the Norwegian…
September 11, 2012
The New Zealand government is to fund a NZ $ 10 million investment in additional speed cameras in a bid to improve road safety nationally. The ratio…
September 11, 2012
Povolzhupravtodor, a subsidiary of the Russian Federal Highway Agency, has announced a tender for major repairs of a 25km long section of Russia’s M5…
September 11, 2012
In a bid to maintain services and reduce travel times for the Transantiago public transport system, the Chilean government will invest US $ 41.62…
September 11, 2012
Work has begun on constructing a US $ 1.2 billion 144km highway between Zhengzhou and Zhoukou in China. The highway has a designed speed of 120km/…
September 11, 2012
Taxis in Saudi Arabia must equipped with an Automated Vehicle Locators (AVL) system, as part of new regulations set to be introduced on 22 October,…
September 10, 2012
In China, the news that the construction industry has been waiting for came with an announcement over infrastructure spending. The Chinese Government…
September 7, 2012
The ContiTech Power Transmission Group has pledged to continue its fight against product and brand counterfeiters after counterfeit V-ribbed belts,…
September 7, 2012
The European Commission (EC) has launched a new award that encourages the adoption of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) by local and regional…
September 7, 2012
Spanish construction firm, OHL, has presented an offer to operate the 56km Guadalajara-Colima motorway in Mexico for 12 years. The motorway is being…
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