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September 25, 2017
Poland has approved financing for two road projects worth nearly €1.2 billion in total, including a ring road around Chelm. The Ministry of…
September 25, 2017
Land acquisition issues have stalled the start of construction of Bratislava’s orbital road by up to eight months. Work could begin this autumn,…
September 25, 2017
Construction work for an 82km stretch of road in Bolivia is proceeding within the planned schedule. Work on the new road should be complete in July-…
September 25, 2017
The cost of the Padma Bridge Project in Bangladesh could rise by around US$173 million, according to a report by the Financial Express newspaper. A…
September 22, 2017
Croatia’s roads agency Hrvatske Ceste will soon start evaluating tenders for the controversial Peljeski Bridge project, according to national media.…
September 22, 2017
Autovía del Pirineo has secured €182 million for the construction and operation of several sections of the A21 motorway in Spain’s northern Navarre…
September 21, 2017
Structural engineering company VSL International has installed all 28 cable stays of England’s New Wear Crossing and stressed them to 50% of their…
September 21, 2017
The IRF in Washington has given its IRF professional of the year award to Dr Kyung-Soo Yoo. A IRF fellow from the class of 1979 Dr Yoo has been one…
September 20, 2017
Work is now starting on a major tunnel project in the US state of Virginia. Construction of a second tunnel connection for the Chesapeake Bay is…
September 19, 2017
A new move by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in the US will help improve safety for highway workers and road users alike. The FHWA has…
September 18, 2017
The Elizabeth River Tunnels Project in Norfolk, Virginia is now complete. This follows the earlier completion of the Midtown Tunnel and the MLK…
September 18, 2017
An agreement has been signed to pay for the construction of a new 34km road link in Nigeria’s River State. The new link will connect Bonny Island…
September 18, 2017
The cost of expanding the A94 autobahn between Pastetten and Heldenstein in Germany is likely to be 75% higher than originally estimated.
September 15, 2017
Bids are now being received for an important tunnel project in northern Poland. The country’s General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (…
September 15, 2017
A series of key road projects in Venezuela have fallen victim to the country’s overall financial paralysis, a result of its plummeting economy and…
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