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A key bridge link is due for completion in Colombia shortly. The new Moravia bridge forms part of the Santa Madre Laura road project and should be complete in April 2016. The bridge is over 500m long and has cost some US$46.8 million to build. The work is being carried out by construction consortium Bermejal. Once open to traffic the bridge will help to reduce traffic on the existing Barranquilla and Mico bridges by providing an alternative route to west Medellin.

Controls Group has relocated from its historic base in Cernusco sul Naviflio to a new facility in the small town of Liscate, 17km from the centre of Milan at the intersection of two new motorway networks. Twice the size of the previous premises, the new building has an internal area of 8,000m2 and will provide space for research and development, production, logistics and an extensive visitor area for demonstrations and training. Controls, which was founded in 1968, had been based at Cernusco sul Naviflio s

Just how dangerous is it for a cyclist to draft a fast moving vehicle? Probably very dangerous but that means only some cyclists will attempt it, as these videos shows. At the start of this video from Brazil, the cyclist on the right appears to attach his Go Pro camera to the rear of the truck that they are drafting. It is not until about 3:55 seconds into the video that the speed picks up and reaches reportedly 124kph. Near the end of the video, the one cyclist left appears to take back the camera off t

Just how dangerous is it for a cyclist to draft a fast moving vehicle? Probably very dangerous but that means only some cyclists will attempt it, as these videos shows. At the start of this video from Brazil, the cyclist on the right appears to attach his Go Pro camera to the rear of the truck that they are drafting. It is not until about 3:55 seconds into the video that the speed picks up and reaches reportedly 124kph. Near the end of the video, the one cyclist left appears to take back the camera off t

If you ever have to outrun the police in a vehicle chase, forget about using a car, or motorcycle or scooter. Use a bicycle, as this suspect somewhere in America did. It looks like he made it, too.

The Czech Republic is looking to cut construction costs for a 32km stretch of the D4 Pribram-Pisek highway between Milin and Mirotice. As a result the route will be constructed under public-private partnership (PPP) model. The total investment in the project is some €919.92 million. The construction work is expected to commence in the second half of 2016. The 32km stretch will take five years to complete. The road will be built under a concession model with the concession lasting for 25 years. The Czech Tra

Work is now underway on the Lo Te-Rach Soi Highway in Vietnam. The new link runs for 53.34km and connects Kien Giang with Can Tho. The first stage of this project is costing in the order of US$298.62 million. Work on the project will take 30 months to complete.

In China, construction has started on the US$4.55 billion renovation and expansion of the Jinan-Qingdao Expressway in the coastal province of Shandong.

Saudi Arabia will provide US$108 million through the Islamic Development Bank for reconstruction of two sections of the Dushanbe-Kulyab-Khorog-Murgab highway in Tajikistan. The sections are the Kulyab-Shuroabad and Shkev-Kalai Khumb, according to the Avesta news agency. The deal was announced after a meeting between Saudi ministry of finance officials and Tajik president Emomali Rahmon in the Saudi capital Riyadh in early January. Rahmon’s visit is considered a success for Tajik’s infrastructure in

ATLAS Maschinen has agreed a deal with MANU LORRAINE to cooperate on developing the novel energy recovery system ECO’nergy. ATLAS Maschinen has acquired a license from MANU LORRAINE for the energy recovery system ECO’nergy which is protected under patent and trademark rights. The acquisition of this license grants ATLAS the right to use the ECO’nergy system worldwide under its own name und use it economically. It will be produced by ATLAS which is now installing it in its latest excavators. The ECO‘nergy sy

Chinese investors are reported to be negotiating a contract to work on a section of federal highway BR-153 that goes from Anapolis in the Brazilian state of Goias to Palmas,n in Tocantins. The road is part of the Transbrasiliana Highway. The section was originally awarded to Brazilian construction firm Galvao Engenharia in September 2014, but the company never started expansion works.

Malaysian construction group Bina Puri has submitted bids for contracts worth US$768.73 million for work on eight infrastructure projects, including the Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway and the Damansara-Shah Alam Elevated Expressway. The 31.8km Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway will reduce traffic along the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 from Ampang to Bandar Tasik Selatan. There will be three toll plazas in Alam Damai, Taman Bukit Teratai and Ampang Indah. The Damansara–Shah Alam E

A new approach to tunnel inspection technology in Japan could yield major benefits in determining quality and safety. A team comprising specialists from Japan’s Institute for Laser Technology and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency is having evaluating the use of lasers for upgrading tunnel inspection methods as part of a two year research programme. The new technique is said to allow inspectors to examine tunnel wall conditions at a higher frequency of 25 times/second. The technology also allows tunnel wall