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April 15, 2015
The Brazilian Government now intends to evaluate plans for additional private investment in transport infrastructure. The country’s Ministry of…
April 15, 2015
In Algeria the Japanese contracting consortium Cojaal is taking over work on the Djebel Ouahch tunnel project. This move represents a return to the…
April 14, 2015
Fonplata, a multilateral fund set up by Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, has unveiled a project to integrate roads in south-west…
April 14, 2015
Serbian road contractor Putevi Srbije will build around 2.4km of access roads around the town of Ljig in central Serbia, according the state Ministry…
April 14, 2015
Amid concern over cost rises, Bangladesh has issued a request for expression of interest to engage a consultant for the proposed the Karnaphuli River…
April 14, 2015
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will lend Azerbaijan US$100 million of the $133 million that the country estimates it will need for road development…
April 14, 2015
Austrian contractor STRABAG is facing a major challenge with regard to a highway project in Hungary. The Hungarian Government has decided to halt…
April 14, 2015
The Republic of Mordovia has plans to construct and rebuild some 100km of roads. With this plan in mind, the government has set a budget of US$102…
April 14, 2015
Two recent operations handled by pan-European police body TISPOL have helped tackle truck and bus safety. The action taken against rogue trucking…
April 14, 2015
In Thailand, official approval has been given for three new highways to connect major cities. The three new highways will cost an estimated US$4.92…
April 14, 2015
California is home to many weird and wonderful home-made vehicles, some more useful than other. But few can be as useful as the car pool table car…
April 13, 2015
Construction is about to start on the first public-private partnership highway project in the US state of Ohio. The Southern Ohio Veterans Memorial…
April 13, 2015
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has expressed concern that widespread confusion exists amongst UK drivers on how best to use SMART…
April 13, 2015
According to a new report by Timetric’s Construction Intelligence Centre, 15 of the major economies in Europe are investing over US$1.43 trillion in…
April 13, 2015
Official data shows an improvement in road safety across Europe as well as many other key nations worldwide. Of the 36 nations worldwide contributing…
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