March 22, 2012
Plans are in hand in Russia to improve the main highway that connects the country with Finland and the Scandinavian nations of Sweden and Norway.
March 22, 2012
Official statistics from Taiwan's Ministry of Interior show that in the first 11 months of 2011, there was a 3.28% increase in the number of road…
March 22, 2012
The latest official statistics from the Italian authorities show an improving road safety situation. Italy's statistics institute Istat has data…
March 22, 2012
The Colombian authorities have launched 17 road infrastructure tenders worth a total of US$1.89 billion. The tender process is remaining open until…
March 22, 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…
March 22, 2012
Russia’s road building and upgrading programme is now gathering pace. Russia's Federal Highway Agency plans to bring over 85% of federal roads into…
March 22, 2012
Video detection specialist Traficon has been awarded a contract to provide video image processors for traffic monitoring inside the Södra Länken and…
March 22, 2012
A fresh set of problems has hit the long planned Messina Straits Bridge in Italy.
March 22, 2012
Reductions in road building budgets are being implemented in various departments in France, in a bid to cut overall spending. In 2009 some €4.5…
March 22, 2012
Plans are in hand for major upgrades to Russia’s road network. Russian Highways (Avtodor) aims to construct 958km of roads, as well as to reconstruct…
March 22, 2012
Germany’s Government intends to boost transportation infrastructure spending, with the majority of funds going towards roads. An increase of €1…
March 22, 2012
Bosnia’s highway company Autoceste Federacije BiH will invest €500 million in the construction of the Corridor Vc road. The European Investment Bank…
March 22, 2012
In a surprise move the Turkish authorities have now cancelled the tender process for the construction of the third Bosphorus Bridge and the Kuzey…
March 22, 2012
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing major funding in Albania’s road network. A loan worth €53 million will help…
March 22, 2012
A Chinese construction firm has managed to win a series of key highway contracts in China as well as overseas. The China Railways Group has contracts…
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