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June 13, 2016
Argentina has set out plans for a major refurbishment of much of its dilapidated road network. The work will take four years to complete and involves…
June 10, 2016
Work on five road projects will commence shortly in Ethiopia. The works are for a total of 347km of roads in all and the contracts were awarded by…
June 10, 2016
It wasn’t some city located in the globe’s tropical regions where rainfall is measured in metres each year. It was the northern European metropolis…
June 9, 2016
Tajikistan is planning a major programme of repairs to its roads and bridges. The aim of the work is to improve connectivity. A total budget of US$…
June 9, 2016
Argentina’s Transport Ministry will carry out a major programme for road tenders at the end of 2016. In all work on 15,000km of road projects will be…
June 9, 2016
Work on a major tunnel project in Algeria is due for completion shortly. The tunnel will commence carrying traffic during July 2016, although an…
June 8, 2016
IRF Geneva is pleased to support the Africa Regional Seminar & Workshop on Performance-Based Contracts (PBC) for Roads which will take place in…
June 8, 2016
Morocco’s road network development programme is continuing, with new local roads, trunk roads and motorways being planned. Morocco’s Ministry of…
June 8, 2016
Plans are in hand for a radical new 225km raised highway to connect Bangladeshi capital Dhaka with the city of Chittagong. An elevated highway design…
June 8, 2016
Toll road operator Jasa Marga of Indonesia has added four contracts at a cost of nearly US$2.4 billion to its highway concession portfolio. Jasa…
June 8, 2016
Malaysia’s South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) remains unsold despite being up for sale “for some tie”. The Star newspaper reported unnamed sources…
June 8, 2016
The president of infrastructure group San Miguel has mooted that a 2km toll bridge be built to connect the small island holiday resort of Boracay…
June 7, 2016
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and the American Trucking Association (ATA) are holding a joint lunch and policy…
June 7, 2016
Nepalese minister for finance Bishnu Prasad Paudel has highlighted the importance of transport as part of the country’s budget for the fiscal year…
June 7, 2016
The authorities in Kenya have signed an agreement with a Chinese contractor for a major highway project. The deal is for design and feasibility…
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