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November 23, 2015
A financing deal has been signed for a portion of a major highway project in Indonesia. The US$91 million loan package has been signed between…
November 23, 2015
Vietnam is planning a series of major works to upgrade transport in the Central Highlands area. The Vietnamese Government has released plans to spend…
November 23, 2015
Logistics exhibition Transpotec Logitec and Samoter - International Earth Moving and Building Machinery Exhibition – will run side by side in Verona…
November 20, 2015
The International Road Federation has released a set of minimum qualification guidelines for professionals conducting road safety audits and…
November 20, 2015
Ford has developed a special suit that simulates the effects of being under the influence of drugs for a driver. The novel Drug Driving Suit is…
November 19, 2015
Two major road projects are planned for Poland. Spanish construction firm Dragados intends to start work building a 25km ring road around the Polish…
November 19, 2015
The Thailand Government aims to review plans for a series of PPP infrastructure projects in the first half of 2016. Should the projects get the go…
November 19, 2015
Changes in the number of road crashes as well as casualty statistics have been observed in Italy and the Netherlands. For Italy, the long term trend…
November 18, 2015
Plans are in hand in South East Asia for an improved road link connecting Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. A loan from the Asian Development Bank…
November 18, 2015
A key road link is opening in in Costa Rica. The country's Ministry of Public Works and Transports (MOPT) says that a stretch of the widened Canas-…
November 18, 2015
Research from Algeria shows that its high rate of road crashes is having a damaging effect for its economy, as well as ruining lives. The data comes…
November 17, 2015
A new book by US domestic policy expert James P Pinkerton reveals that investing in transportation infrastructure will build America’s economic…
November 17, 2015
A new publication from the World Road Association will help boost road safety worldwide. The PIARC/World Road Association Road Safety Manual is…
November 17, 2015
The Brazilian Government has identified around 10,000km of new highway concessions. This programme will be achieved through a new road maintenance…
November 17, 2015
Lighting columns and other roadside structures such as overhead gantries play an essential role in road safety, by improving night time visibility or…
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