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May 14, 2012
The German manufacturers association, VDMA, has compiled data suggesting that following the slump in construction equipment sales in 2009, the market…
May 14, 2012
Austrian motorway operator Asfinag and the Austrian Federal Agency for Technological Measures AustriaTech are planning to test the newly-developed…
May 14, 2012
Telvent GIT has been awarded a contract by Almabani General Contractors to implement the Telvent SmartMobility Road Suite solution on the extension…
May 14, 2012
Poland’s Ministry of Infrastructure is requesting that the country’s Ministry of Regional Development transfer EU grants worth some €10.66 billion.…
May 14, 2012
Plans are in hand in Switzerland for a new highway connection between Locarno and the rest of the country’s national highway network. A study by an…
May 14, 2012
The Bosnian autonomous entity Republika Srpska recently cancelled a highway contract with Austrian construction company Strabag. The problem arose…
May 14, 2012
A new study carried out in the US reveals that teenaged drivers taking other teenagers as passengers have a higher fatality risk. The study used…
May 14, 2012
The authorities in Taiwan are giving approval for amendments to the road traffic violation regulations in a bid to crack down on the use of mobile…
May 14, 2012
Targets are being set for road investment, construction and repairs in Russia. To meet the country’s infrastructure needs, Russia’s National…
May 14, 2012
ZF has celebrated 50 years of developing and producing driveline technology and axle systems for construction machinery at its location in Passau,…
May 14, 2012
The German government intends to increase spending on transport infrastructure compared to 2008 when €9.1 billion was invested. However, Germany’s…
May 14, 2012
Ireland’s government is undergoing a period of belt-tightening, with a string of budget cuts that will directly impact on the transport sector. The…
May 14, 2012
The Actia Group, an international provider of value-added electronic equipment for the automotive market, has selected Sierra Wireless AirPrime AR…
May 14, 2012
The New Holland Construction plant in Lecce, Italy, has been awarded the international Occupational Health and Safety Management System certification…
May 14, 2012
A five-year plan for infrastructure development is being called for in Italy. Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo says that €250 billion of…
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