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June 5, 2015
A joint venture featuring John Holland, Samsung C&T and Leighton Contractors (Leighton) has secured a deal to build and design Sydney’s M4 East…
June 5, 2015
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June 4, 2015
Several major infrastructure projects are being prioritised in Indonesia by the country's government. In all 10 infrastructure projects are seen as…
June 4, 2015
A new transport pan for the Indian city of Hyderabad will see a series of flyovers being built. In all 20 new multi-level flyovers are planned for…
June 4, 2015
A series of transportation projects are in hand for Mindanao in the Philippines. The Philippines' Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has said…
June 4, 2015 37 seconds Read
A thawing of political relations between Serbia and Kosovo and Albania is resulting in progress with regard to transportation.
June 4, 2015
The Tanzanian Government is planning to invest in transportation in capital Dar es Salam. Some US$1.92 billion will be invested in building new rods…
June 4, 2015
A financing deal has been signed for a series of major road projects in Sri Lanka. A second loan facility worth US$107 million has been agreed…
June 4, 2015
After several years of steady gains in road safety, France has seen a decline in 2014. Figures show that offences increased by 17% in 2014, with the…
June 4, 2015
New Zealand is bucking the trend worldwide on improving road safety with an increase in crashes on its roads. The country saw 5.7 road deaths/100,000…
June 4, 2015
Montenegro is ensuring it has sound financing in place for the new Bar-Boljare highway that will link it with Serbia. The country has a €687 million…
June 4, 2015
In Mexico the tender process is being developed for a major new highway project. The US$466.5 million highway project will be built under the PPP…
June 4, 2015
Children should have the right of a safe journey to and from school, as part of a wider strategy to build safe, healthy and liveable communities,…
June 4, 2015
The World Bank is offering Ethiopia a loan worth US$370 million for the construction of a new expressway. The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) will…
June 4, 2015
The latest information from IRTAD, the permanent working group on road safety at the International Transport Forum, shows that road deaths are…
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