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June 11, 2012
A major US road and transport builders association is to stage what it claims is the first ever virtual conference and innovation showcase for the…
June 11, 2012
European Commission (EC) vice-president Antonio Tajani said the performance of the continent’s construction sector had a “significant” bearing on the…
June 11, 2012
UK construction companies are being invited to attend an event showcasing road building and other infrastructure development opportunities linked to…
June 11, 2012
Roadmarkings provide clear advice to drivers - image courtesy of World Highways ready Yohannes Bayonakis
June 11, 2012
Wearing suitable head protection is crucial to the safety of all motorcycle riders
June 8, 2012
Motorists in China's Henan Province are set to benefit from a US$276.34million (CNY 1.76bn) investment in 58 trunk highway projects during 2012. The…
June 8, 2012
Works on an elevated highway in Kenya are due to begin in January 2013. The initial US$200million cost of the project will be funded by the World…
June 8, 2012
Sibmost and the Automobile Roads Department of the Krasnoyarsk Region have signed a US$371.07million (RR12billion) contract to construct the first…
June 8, 2012
Zoomlion has delivered the first 80 of its claimed Chinese record-breaking order of 200 excavator machines to Inner Mongolia Qiantai Industrial…
June 8, 2012
The proposed US$943million (€750mn) Strasbourg motorway beltway has been scrapped due to concerns over its need, cost and potential environmental…
June 8, 2012
Saudi Arabia deputy minister of transport and International Road Federation (IRF) chairman, His Excellency Abdullah Al-Mogbel, was presented with the…
June 8, 2012
Several key new road links will be built in Bolivia following the investment of US$150 million by the country’s road authority, Administradora…
June 8, 2012
A French driver intends to prove the range capabilities of electric vehicles. The man will drive an electric vehicle a distance of 4,800km through…
June 8, 2012
A new loan has been approved that will help finance works on the northern stretch of the Sao Paulo ring road in Brazil. The US$1.15 billion loan is…
June 8, 2012
New harmonised standards are being discussed that will allow recharging of electric vehicles across Europe. The move is required as part of a drive…
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