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September 3, 2012
VicRoads, the highways authority for the Australian state of Victoria, has endorsed a major state road project for the first time under its new…
September 3, 2012
Major road development is underway in Azerbaijan at present, with network expansion needed to help capitalise on the country’s strong extraction…
September 3, 2012
The US Government is looking to ensure that unused funding for infrastructure projects will be used efficiently. Those projects that have stalled due…
August 31, 2012
Strabag chief executive, Hans Peter Haselsteiner, has spoken of the need for the Group to respond to tougher future trading conditions after its half…
August 31, 2012
Manitou Group’s (MG) operating profit rose by 22% to €31 million in the first half of 2012, compared to €25 million over the same period of 2011. The…
August 31, 2012
Concern is being expressed at the high rate of road accidents in Indonesia. Official figures from the Police Department, there were 3,927 road…
August 31, 2012
SMEC is now working on construction supervision and contract administration for the Karnataka State Highway Improvement Project (stage Two) in India…
August 31, 2012
Critics of Europe’s push towards biofuels are pointing out that the strategy is boosting the cost of foodstuffs around the world. The combination of…
August 30, 2012
Malaysian construction firm WCT has secured a contract worth US$319.69 million (MYR 1bn) for the construction of a 44.75km expressway in Oman.…
August 30, 2012
Work is about to get underway on the Maputo-Catembe bridge and the nearby Bela Vista-Boane and Catembe-Ponta do Ouro roads in Maputo province,…
August 30, 2012
The Brazilian government has announced a new transport infrastructure investment plan involving the concession of motorway operations and…
August 30, 2012
Moxa has equipped Taiwan’s Hsuehshan Tunnel with its NPort 5230 device servers and EDS-508A-SS-SC Ethernet switches as part of the tunnel emergency…
August 29, 2012
Unfavourable weather conditions are said to have been the main cause of Colas Group’s €19 million net loss in the first six months of 2012, compared…
August 29, 2012
The Toll Road Regulator Agency (TRRA) for Indonesia plans to seal the concession agreement for six Jakarta city toll roads in December 2012, three…
August 29, 2012
New parking rules in Stockholm could raise an extra €1.83 million-€2.42 million (SEK 15mn-SEK 20mn) a year. The city is expected to approve a…
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