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May 6, 2015
A consortium comprising four contractors is carrying out construction of Algeria’s new Tizi-Hacine road link. The 18km road project in Mascara…
May 6, 2015
China's Exim Bank has paid €94.30 million as the first installment for construction of the first part of the Bar-Serbian border motorway. Montenegro…
May 6, 2015
The Transport Department of the State of Virginia in the US plans to cancel a contract worth an estimated US$1.12 billion for road construction…
May 5, 2015
The concession package for Colombia’s Toyo Tunnel project will be awarded in the third quarter of 2015. This has been announced by the authorities in…
May 5, 2015
Strong interest in investment in Indonesian infrastructure is being reported. Work is starting on a series of major infrastructure projects. The…
May 5, 2015
Plans are well in hand in El Salvador for a key bypass project. Approval has been given for a US$122 million loan for the San Miguel bypass. The loan…
May 5, 2015
Engine firm Deutz has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2015. The firm says that business performance is in line with…
May 5, 2015
Compact construction equipment manufacturer Chicago Pneumatic has appointed BMI Group as its latest authorised distributor in South Africa This firm…
May 5, 2015
Chinese firm Shantui has won an order for one of its compaction units from a customer in Algeria, while developing its operations in Angola An…
April 30, 2015
Work on a new link connecting Kenya with South Sudan will commence in 2016. The US$956 million road project will run from Lesseru in Kenya to Nakodok…
April 30, 2015
German contractor Joh. Sahler has changed its entire fleet of construction machinery to Hitachi Zaxis excavators. The two ZX38U-5s, ZX48U-3,…
April 30, 2015
Brazil’s Transport Ministry is to postpone 30 major projects due to budget cuts. The Ministry of Transport says that 30 projects that would have been…
April 30, 2015
Four Chinese contractors are involved in the bidding process for work on Brunei’s Temburong Bridge project. This is the second phase for the bridge…
April 30, 2015
Germany is to adhere to plans for a tunnel between Fehmarn, Germany, and Lolland, Denmark despite criticism over the cost and a delayed schedule.…
April 30, 2015
In the first quarter of 2015, sales of construction equipment in the Italian market reached 1,605 units, a rise of 19% year on year. Sales of…
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