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An important road safety contract has been awarded in the UK. The Road Safety Foundation won the work to review how investments are prioritised to improve safety outcomes by Highways England (HE). This deal was awarded by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). Under the terms of the contract the Foundation is to review how HE ranks the location and type of scheme to deliver. This will focus on how these decisions are influenced by HE’s key performance indicators. It will also analyse how HE takes account of

A 60m pre-constructed pedestrian bridge weighing 150 tonnes as been wheeled into position over the A63 in the northern English city of Hull. The covered and vaulted Princess Quays Bridge will be renamed when it opens in the spring enabling pedestrians and cyclists to cross over the busy dual carriageway. The positioning operation meant that first the route was cleared of signage, guardrails and street lights. The bridge was then lowered onto two wheeled transporters – one at each end of the structur

Climate change is affecting the road network, with increased risks of flooding and wear and tear adding to maintenance headaches.

Some of the main driving forces for purchasing new construction machinery in Italy are better efficiency and green credentials in terms of emissions and noise. Intelligent machines are coming to play an increasingly central role in the sector, according to the new SaMoTer-Veronafiere survey, published ahead of the exhibition set for March. It found that 16% of users and 31% of hire firms believe green credentials are an important criterion when making purchasing decisions. Moreover, almost 4% of users

A new expressway is being built in China’s Guangdong Province. The project is being handled by the Chinese firm Zhonghua Construction company. The contract is worth close to US$124 million and should take three years to complete. In all, the expressway will measure nearly 12km in length

The toll charges have been determined for Russia’s M-11 highway connecting capital Moscow with St Petersburg.

The contract for a stretch of elevated expressway has been awarded in the Philippines. DM Consunji is the contractor that will carry out the construction work to build the NLEX-SLEX Connector Road Project Section 1. The firm will build 5km of the 8km route, with the contract worth US$429.7 million. The package of works was awarded by NLEX Corp and involves providing a new link road from Caloocan, connecting to C3 and to Espana Boulevard in capital Manila. Construction is expected to take 20 months and shoul

Funding is being secured for a new Egyptian road tunnel project. improvements will be carried out along a 350km stretch of road connecting to the resort. New drainag

Construction work is due to start on the Prenj Tunnel project in Bosnia. The tunnel will form part of the important Corridor 5C route. Measuring 10km in length, the road and tunnel project is expected to cost €820 million to build. Funding is being supplied jointly by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The Bosnian Government has also secured a portion of the necessary funding from Bosnian banks. In addition, a contract has been agreed for the

A trial project has been carried out in Mexico using recycled plastic asphalt for the surfacing.

Engineering consultancy Sweco has won a place on the Scottish government’s Development Management and Road Safety Service Multi-Supplier Framework.