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September 7, 2015
Highway designers are increasingly asked to integrate cycle lanes and paths into their projects in major urban areas. And many commuting cyclists…
September 7, 2015
Engineering services provider UGL has signed a four-year deal with the Lend Lease Bouygues joint venture that is building the NorthConnex motorway in…
September 7, 2015
An estimated 75,000 people aged 15-34 were killed in road crashes in India during 2014. This accounted for 53.8% of India’s total road crash…
September 7, 2015
The Indian Government plans to build a new highway connecting Katra with New Delhi. The route will be some 600km long, running through Punjab,…
September 3, 2015
Trimble is expanding with the acquisition of Norwegian firm Vianova Systems. The move brings Trimble additional capabilities in BIM, a key technology…
September 2, 2015
A major road network improvement programme is planned for Ethiopia. For the 2015/2016 financial year, the country aims to build and maintain over 14,…
September 2, 2015
A series of major road projects is now getting underway in Poland, while tenders for new projects are also opening. Estimates suggest that the…
September 2, 2015
Sri Lanka plans to construct a new bridge that will improve transport connections to capital Colombo. The six lane bridge will span the Kelani River…
September 2, 2015
Mexico’s Secretariat of Communications and Transport (SCT) is preparing two tenders for new road projects. These will be carried out under the PPP…
September 2, 2015
Drilling work on the Eurasia Tunnel connecting Istanbul's European and Asian sides has been completed. Total length of the tunnel will be 5.4km, of…
September 2, 2015
Strabag consortium has signed a contract for construction of a 15.2km section of the A1 motorway between Wozniki and Pyrzowice. Completion of the…
September 2, 2015
The Ecuadorian city of Cuenca, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is in discussions with contractors for construction of a 50km ring road. The city –…
September 2, 2015
Tunisia’s minister for infrastructure and housing, Mohamed Salah Arfaoui, has announced that the Sfax-Gabès and Oued Zarga-BouSalem motorways will be…
September 2, 2015
China is offering an interest-free US$130 million loan to Pakistan for construction of the Gwadar East Bay Expressway in the southwest port of Gwadar…
September 2, 2015
Michelin has invested in the Chinese start-up company Luli Information Technology, based in Shanghai. Luli was set up in 2014 to develop…
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