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January 11, 2017
Indonesia has seen an increase in road fatalities although the number of crashes has declined during 2016. This official information was released by…
January 11, 2017
Leading consultant firm WSP|Parsons Brinckerhoff is changing its name to WSP in May 2017. The firm says that the name change reflects its recent…
January 11, 2017
Plans are being drawn up in Uganda for the upgrading of the Busega-Mpigi highway stretch. Funding worth US$151 million to help pay for the project is…
January 10, 2017
Work on the dual carriageway project between the cities of Bogota and Tunja in the Boyaca region is finished, said Colombia's vice president German…
January 10, 2017
Construction will start early this year on 59km of highway as part of the D4/R7 bypass of the Slovakian capital Bratislava. Ferrovial through its…
January 10, 2017
Angola has awarded the contract for a major road project intended to improve transport for its capital, Luanda. Portuguese constractor Mota Engil…
January 10, 2017
A new bridge spanning Sri Lanka’s Mahaweli River and close to the city of Kandy has been officially opened. The bridge link connects the neighbouring…
January 10, 2017
A new tunnel in Poland is being proposed to improve transport links between Uznam Island, Woznin Island, Karsibor Island and the country’s mainland.…
January 10, 2017
China’s Guizhou Province looks set to gain from a major new highway construction programme. A budget of close to US$24.9 billion has been set for the…
January 6, 2017
CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE 2017 have released a new mobile app, powered by Caterpillar. This useful tool is designed to help attendees efficiently pre-…
January 6, 2017
Major new highway projects are now underway in the Philippines. The tender process is opening for the Laguna Lakeshore Expressway-Dike project, which…
January 6, 2017
Colombia's Ministry of Finance is evaluating the use of project finance arrangements to fund the government-backed 4G road development schemes.…
January 6, 2017
The Czech Transport Ministry has re-tendered for legal, technical and financial consultancy services regarding the first public-private partnership…
January 6, 2017
Turkish construction equipment manufacturer Hidromek is expanding the capacity of its production facilities at its headquarters in Ankara. This…
January 6, 2017
Topcon Positioning is broadening its solutions to the construction sector with a combination of partnerships and acquisitions. The firm has acquired…
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