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June 10, 2013
The tender process will open shortly in Bangladesh for the construction of the new Padma Bridge project. The project is expected to be worth in the…
June 10, 2013
Japan is providing funding for infrastructure works in Tanzania. A grant from Japan will fund the construction of the Tazara flyover. Work on the…
June 7, 2013
JCB has announced plans to start production of six-cylinder engines with the addition of the JCB Dieselmax 672 to its world renowned engine line-up.…
June 6, 2013
Interest is said to be strong for the Pacífico 1, Pacífico 2 and Pacífico 3 highway concession projects in Colombia. At present the country’s…
June 6, 2013
Plans are being worked on for an upgrade to the 2,083km Pan—Borneo highway. The Malaysian Government is discussing options with regard to the highway…
June 6, 2013
The Tunisian Government is setting out plans for a new ring road to be constructed in the Greater Tunis area. This 80km ring road project is expected…
June 6, 2013
A new report by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) in the US reveals that injury severity has increased in the US state of Michigan following a…
June 5, 2013
In Peru, the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima is expected to approve in August 2013 a US$400 million underground viaduct project, including a 10km…
June 5, 2013
Austrian transport club VCÖ has called for the number of kilometres travelled in private vehicles to be reduced by 55% by 2050 to cut time lost by…
June 5, 2013
A British student hopes his new hologram road signs which ‘pulse’ at drivers will lead to a revolution in the way motorists are given information on…
June 5, 2013
The Nigerian government has completed a project costing US$796.71 million (NGN 126bn) to restore 32 roads covering a combined 2,000kms. The federal…
June 5, 2013
Spanish companies Sacyr, ACS and OHL will take part in three of the consortia that will bid in the US$740 million contract to build the longest…
June 4, 2013
Russia is one of the “growth engines” for the European construction equipment industry, says Ralf Wezel, secretary general of CECE, the European…
June 3, 2013
Vietnam will partner Thailand in improving the 900km Southern Economic Corridor, known as the R10 route, linking Dawei in Myanmar to southern Vietnam…
June 3, 2013
Indonesia’s proposed US$914.8 million (IDR 8.97tn) 177km Solo-Mantingan-Kertosono toll road is to be developed under the public private partnership (…
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