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April 17, 2018
Morocco’s annual rate of road crashes continues to increase, providing cause for concern. The last five years have seen a steady growth in the number…
April 13, 2018
One of the applications for LIDAR is to make high resolution 3-D maps. Self-driving cars are pre-loaded with a LIDAR map of the trials area in which…
April 12, 2018
Nigeria’s longest concrete road should be open by the end of the year, according to AG-Dangot, contractor on the project. Around 33km of earthworks…
April 12, 2018
Halving the number of deaths on Europe’s roads by 2020 is not likely to be achieved, according to the European Transport Safety Council. The 28…
April 11, 2018
Motorists need heightened awareness as the approach and pass through work zones during the US National Work Zone Safety Week and after, according to…
April 11, 2018
Around 9,000m² of space has been added to the construction show bauma that opens a year from now on a 614,000m² site east of Munich. Two new halls…
April 10, 2018
The Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) will present findings from the UK’s platooning truck trials at the Microlise Transport Conference next month…
April 10, 2018
A motorway operator in Australia’s Victoria state has televised a live demonstration of automated driving along a section of one of its roads. The…
April 10, 2018
A Sheffield bridge with a history dating back to the 17th century has been strengthened, repaired and restored by Amey. Newhall Road bridge over the…
April 10, 2018
Kenya has blamed design changes for delaying the start of work on a road linking the port of Mombasa to the Tansanian port of Tanga. The change to…
April 10, 2018
A consortium led by Adani Enterprises has won a US$175 million highway contract in Chhattisgarh from the National Highways Authority of India. Work…
April 9, 2018
The UK government will hand out to a number of councils in England extra money for pothole repairs, said Chris Grayling, transport secretary. Around…
April 9, 2018
Polish contractor Polaqua has signed a deal worth €193 million to design and build a 20km section of S6 dual carriageway. Completion is scheduled for…
April 9, 2018
The International Road Federation (IRF Global) has published policy guidelines in an effort to draw attention to the urgent need for coordinated…
April 6, 2018
Professional services company Turner & Townsend has been appointed to provide commercial services for two major Highways England programmes,…
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