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November 11, 2015
A US$110 million contract to upgrade the UAE’s Airport Road connection has been awarded by the Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The…
November 11, 2015
Work on Indonesia’s massive Trans Kalimantan road link will commence in 2016. The planned route stretches for some 7,600km and the project will be…
November 11, 2015
In the Netherlands plans are in hand to improve the transport connections to the Port of Rotterdam. The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and…
November 11, 2015
Work will commence shortly on Uruguay’s first PPP highway project. The construction and concession is being handled by a consortium comprising key…
November 10, 2015
In Sweden crash testing has been carried out using motorcycles for the first time. Four crash tests were carried out at the VTI crash laboratory in…
November 9, 2015
A huge development of roads is expected in India. The Indian Government has plans to spend around US$15.29 billion on building 10,000km of roads in…
November 9, 2015
Highways planning in England is at a historic turning point. That is the message that former transport minister Steve Norris will be bringing to the…
November 9, 2015
All round visibility from the operator’s seat of a construction machine is a topic in focus at the EU Commission. This has been a topic of concern…
November 6, 2015
A national UK survey by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has shown that although most drivers support speed cameras, people in London and…
November 6, 2015
Spanish environmental services, infrastructure and water group FCC has secured a €392 deal to design, build, operate and maintain the 10km Toyo…
November 6, 2015
Plans are moving forward in Myanmar for the construction of a new highway link. A consortium made up of Halla Corp and Lotte E&C of South Korea…
November 6, 2015
France and Côte d'Ivoire have signed a financing deal worth US$206.46 million (€190 million) for the refurbishment of roads. This will form part of…
November 6, 2015
Algeria has made significant progress with rebuilding its road system, boosting its network and adding extra capacity. Since 1999, 23,000 km of roads…
November 6, 2015
A new plan is calling for the construction of a tolled tunnel under the Kerch Strait. The proposal has been put forward by InzhTekhInvestStroy.…
November 6, 2015
Construction work is commencing on an important new bridge link in Colombia. The Puente de la Reconciliacion Bridge will connect the municipality of…
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