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June 23, 2015
Foreign road users could be paying up to €130 (US$147) a year for using Germany's autobahn motorways starting in 2016. The plan was given the go-…
June 23, 2015
An improved situation with regard to road safety has been noted in the UAE. The road crash rate for 2014 was 6.2% lower than for 2013. There were 4,…
June 23, 2015
A study reveals construction sector worries about public procurement practice in Poland. The study was commissioned by the Polish Ministry of…
June 22, 2015
Discussions have been held between Brazil and Paraguay over the plans to build a new bridge between the countries. Work carried out by Construbase-…
June 22, 2015
Strong interest is being shown in a major highway project in Slovakia. The tender process is attracting a series of bidders for what will be Slovakia…
June 22, 2015
OHL Mexico, a subsidiary of Spanish construction firm OHL, has confirmed it will bid for the construction and operation contract for Mexico’s La Raza…
June 22, 2015
Work on Vietnam’s 3.1km Phuoc Khanh cable stayed bridge will start in August after a deal was signed with the government in June. The contract was…
June 22, 2015
Wood you ride these? The Igorot tribe in the Philippines do Possibly the most eco-friendly bicycle is to be found in the Philippines, and they race…
June 19, 2015
The Polish road and motorways authority GDDKiA plans to award a series of maintenance contracts to private operators up to the end of 2017. An…
June 19, 2015
Iterchimica, a leading international player in the field of additives for asphalt is appointing Vito Gamberale as chairman of the board. The move is…
June 19, 2015
Eiffage has won a contract to restructure the Quai d’Ivry interchange on the Paris ring road. Eiffage’s Public Works division picked up the €48…
June 19, 2015
Investment bank Goldman Sachs will soon be sending out expressions of interest for backers to finance Australia’s biggest road deal, the three-stage…
June 19, 2015
Sometimes you need a sense of humour to complete a task. Sometimes that sense of humour can overstep the mark and not everyone will see the joke, as…
June 18, 2015
Work is starting on Poland’s S7 expressway. Italian firm Salini Impregilo is leading a consortium to construct a 21.5km stretch of the S7 expressway…
June 18, 2015
A new highway is being planned that will boost transport connections between Kenya and South Sudan. This forms part of the East Africa Regional…
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