February 7, 2018
A third of road deaths in the EU are caused by collisions that involve a single motorised vehicle where the driver, rider and/or passengers are…
February 7, 2018
A report from the World Bank shows that low- and middle-income countries could be up to 22% wealthier if road deaths were halved in their countries.…
February 7, 2018
A new private network platform has been developed that I designed to make it easier to sell construction equipment worldwide. Called Krank, this…
February 6, 2018
China plans to set up an “international court” for settling disputes among companies participating in Belt and Road transportation infrastructure…
February 6, 2018
Chile’s ambitious road development programme is continuing. Work is starting on the Americo Vespucio Oriente (AVO 1) highway project. This is…
February 6, 2018
A loan worth US$250 million will be help pay for road development work in parts of India. The loan is being provided by the Asian Development Bank (…
February 6, 2018
A series of road contracts are due for a road project in Indonesia. The road runs through North and East Kalimantan. Six of the contracts have been…
February 6, 2018
The recent collapse of the Chirajara bridge continues to be a centre for controversy in Colombia. The enforced closure of the Bogota-Villavicencio…
February 5, 2018
Spanish contractor Grupo Rubau has won a €120 million deal for construction of a 19.4km section of the S-61 motorway in Poland. Work on the stretch…
February 5, 2018
Construction work for the Vinogradovo-Boltino-Tarasovka toll road in the Moscow region is now underway. The work is being carried out by Vis Group, a…
February 5, 2018
Driving work has commenced for Colombia’s Toro Tunnel project. The tunnel will measure 9.8km long and is located in Colombia’s Antioquia Department,…
February 2, 2018
The French earthmoving equipment market remains the third biggest market in Europe with sales of 21,630 machines last year. According to Cisma, the…
February 1, 2018
An increasing number of accidents has forced Amsterdam city to launch a safety campaign aimed at stopping mostly young cyclists from texting while…
February 1, 2018
Kazakhstan has amongst the worst road safety of any country in the world. Around 3,000 people die in road crashes in the country every year, while a…
February 1, 2018
The US is in desperate need of rebuilding many of its road bridges. This comes from an analysis of official data carried out by the American Road and…
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