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July 3, 2012
Official estimates suggest that 70% of Ukraine’s highways require capital repairs. Meanwhile, 50% of the country’s highways (80,000km) of highways…
July 3, 2012
A NEW report revealed by the European Commission says that increasing the share of fuel used in transport beyond 5.6% could cause more harm than…
July 3, 2012
Leading UK think-tank, The Social Market Foundation (SMF), argues in a new report, Roads to Recovery, that each citizen should be given a free,…
July 2, 2012
A consortium led by Mott MacDonald and including WYG and Atkins has secured a major European Commission contract to help strengthen vital…
July 2, 2012
The Spanish Ministry of Development is considering nationalising the loss-making radial motorways in Madrid through state-owned company Seittsa. The…
July 2, 2012
The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry of Japan is about to introduce a study panel to carry out in-depth discussions concerning a…
July 2, 2012
Vitronic Machine Vision Middle East, a subsidiary of the German machine vision expert Vitronic, has deployed a sophisticated calibration stand for…
July 2, 2012
The Indonesian Government has handed out contracts for the new Sunda Strait Bridge. Construction of the US$11 billion project is expected to commence…
July 2, 2012
Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology, an existing Scania customer since 2008, has ordered 375 trucks which will be used as a platform for…
July 2, 2012
Nissan Motor Company and the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport will begin an eight-month large-scale demonstration test in the city's…
July 2, 2012
According to the US-based Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) demand is strong already for stand space at the World of Asphalt and AGG1 2013…
June 29, 2012
Research has revealed that traffic congestion in Belgium is worse than in other parts of Europe and North America. The ranking covers all North…
June 29, 2012
Official data provided by Istat and ACI reveals an improvement in Italy’s road safety performance during 2011. According to the information released…
June 29, 2012
US Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-FL) announced recently that House and Senate conferees are concluding a…
June 28, 2012
Road Safety Foundation (RSF) director, Dr Joanne Marden, has urged the government to get road safety policies “back on track” after new official…
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