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March 31, 2016
An increase in road fatalities and serious injuries has been recorded for 2015. This has become clear following the publication of the European…
March 31, 2016
A flyover has collapsed in the Indian city of Kolkata. Reports from the local press suggest 14 fatalities and upwards of 150 people being trapped in…
March 31, 2016
A new tolled bridge link is planned to connect the US states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The structure will carry traffic on Interstate 95 and…
March 30, 2016
A shortage of funds could affects Brazil's road infrastructure plans. The country’s national department of transport infrastructure, Dnit, may have…
March 30, 2016
Construction of a major 47km highway and sea protection dike development in Manila has been thrown into doubt after no bids were received for the US$…
March 29, 2016
Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications says that work on the Suhua Highway improvement project should go ahead as planned. The…
March 29, 2016
Crashes present a large financial drain on Saudi Arabia’s GDP. The country’s high crash rate is reported to cost the country as much as US$5.33…
March 24, 2016
If this video is anything to go by, then motor grader operators are a breed apart. What makes the drivers in these video vignettes believe that their…
March 24, 2016
Pedestrians are coming to sticky end as they attempt to cross a freshly paved road in this video, shot in Russia. It may have happened in Russia, but…
March 24, 2016
Some people should just never buy a so-called ‘supercar’ because they simply can’t – or won’t - control it on the road. As this video shows, money…
March 24, 2016
Overloading a vehicle can be dangerous. However, whether it’s a load of bricks or a pile of hay, this video shows that it can also be amusing, heart…
March 24, 2016
Construction workers around the world have a good sense of humour, to which this video attests. Granted, to show their sense of humour, they may…
March 23, 2016
After a sluggish performance over the past couple of years, Poland’s construction is recovering strongly, according to a new report by Timetric’s…
March 23, 2016
Highways departments in England and Wales have yet to feel the benefit of the UK government’s commitment to spend €7.6 billion (£6 billion) on local…
March 22, 2016
High capacity safety rope installed on Bolivian toll roads, image courtesy of World Highways reader Giacomo Goretti
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