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May 3, 2012
The tender process is opening for Israel's Road 531 project, which will link Tel Aviv with Sharon. The highway contract will form part of the country…
May 3, 2012
Plans are in hand in the Ukraine's Crimea area for a new 93km highway. This route will connect Gvardeyskoe, Gluboky Yar and Yalta and will include a…
May 3, 2012
Carillion has been awarded a US$16 million contract to transform another section of the UK’s M6 in Birmingham, between Junctions 5 and 8, into a…
May 3, 2012
Urban mobility is high on the infrastructure agenda in Mexico. While highways continue to be a priority, capital Mexico City and other large cities…
May 3, 2012
The tender process for the A355 western Strasbourg bypass in France is nearing completion and the winner will be announced shortly. The 24km highway…
May 3, 2012
The Moroccan Government is increasing its investment in roads and highways by 21% from last year. The country intends to spend US$6.32 billion on…
May 3, 2012
Late in 2010 Macquarie Mexican Infrastructure Fund (MMIF), the first peso-denominated fund focused solely on investment opportunities in Mexican…
May 3, 2012
More than 1,600 people took part in four days of transport research topic discussion at the TRA2012 conference in Athens, Greece. The event between…
May 3, 2012
Telvent GIT has been awarded a contract by the Transcity JV, with Brisbane City Council as the end customer, to implement the ITS for Legacy Way (…
May 3, 2012
Austrian construction company Strabag SE has issued a US$131.8million (€100million) corporate bond. The fixed-interest bond has a term to maturity…
May 3, 2012
The state Government in New South Wales (NSW), Australia is making a major investment designed to boost road safety. Some US$156 million (A$170…
May 3, 2012
A US$4 billion bypass contract has been signed in Hong Kong. The deal for the Central-Wan Chai Bypass project has been agreed by the Hong Kong…
May 3, 2012
Manitou Group president Jean-Christophe Giroux said 2012 would be the year of “Refoundation” for the Group after it recorded a 19% rise in revenue in…
May 3, 2012
The first INTERMAT Middle East, the international exhibition for machinery, materials and equipment for construction and infrastructure, has been…
May 3, 2012
New research in Spain that explored solutions to reducing traffic noise suggests that the best option is to combine global measures, such as speed…
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