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July 23, 2012
Ringway has won the contract to build a dual carriageway bypass to ease congestion and improve motorist safety on a notorious section of the A57 in…
July 23, 2012
The US Department of Transportation (US DoT) is hosting a free public meeting and webinar, from 25-27 September, 2012, to provide an update on its…
July 23, 2012
French off-highway machine manufacturer Manitou reports strong financial performance, despite tough trading conditions. Jean-Christophe Giroux,…
July 20, 2012
The Costanera Central motorway in Chile will require an investment of US$ 1.98bn, according to the country’s Ministry of Public Works (MOPC). The…
July 20, 2012
The Traffic Engineering & Transport Planning Agency in Lahore will have a budget of US$240.46million (PAK 22.95bn) for its city-wide projects…
July 20, 2012
The Nepalese government is inviting overseas firms to submit expressions of interest in taking part in the Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track Project. The…
July 20, 2012
In what could help fuel widespread adoption of natural gas-powered (NG) vehicles in the US and globally, GE researchers, in partnership with Chart…
July 20, 2012
According to a new report from ABI Research, as the global population hurtles past the seven billion barrier, more and more people are living in…
July 20, 2012
The Austrian group Strabag has been awarded a two-year contract worth €34.6mn for the modernisation of a 48km stretch of the national road M2 in the…
July 20, 2012
PERI has used its cantilever-construction compatable VARIOKIT for the first time in Poland. The engineering build kit was used to build a new 600m…
July 20, 2012
Loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the EU will finance highway work in Georgia. The funds will be used to pay for the construction of…
July 19, 2012
Marrakech to host milestone IRF initiative highlighting road infrastructure project challenges and opportunities in the Euromed space. IRF will be…
July 19, 2012
CECE covers all of the EC and is pushing hard for further investment in infrastructure construction as a means to revitalise the economy. “Our…
July 19, 2012
Los Angeles is the world’s most congested city, according to new research based on the Tomtom Congestion Index. The city was found to have a…
July 19, 2012
In La Paz, Bolivia, work is underway to create a new four-lane highway between Oruro to the capital La Paz. The 210km stretch of road, high up in the…
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