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March 25, 2015
Spain's Ministry for Works, has announced plans for €670 million worth of road works to be carried out in the Valencia Region. Of this sum, over €265…
March 24, 2015
A move by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the US could help reduce the risks of drink driving in the country. The NHTSA…
March 24, 2015
A key agreement has been reached between the Pakistan Government and the Chinese Government with regard to the new route linking the two countries.…
March 24, 2015
The Nepalese Government is to receive a loan from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for a key tunnel project. The JICA loan is…
March 24, 2015
The European Commissioner of Transport, Violeta Bulc, has announced EU road safety statistics for 2014 that give some cause for concern. In 2014…
March 23, 2015
The EC has given its approval for funding to construct the section of the D1 highway that will connect Hubova with Ivachnova. The EC will provide €…
March 23, 2015
Regional roads in Russia look set for a revamp during 2015. Some US$6.64 billion will be spent on Russia’s regional roads, according to the Rador…
March 23, 2015
Indonesian toll road operator Jasa Marga is keen to source funding to finance 10 new highway projects. The company is looking for loans in the shape…
March 23, 2015
Cambodia is continuing with the construction of a key highway project. Work is now underway on building National Road No58. The project has been by a…
March 23, 2015
In Brazil the firm EcoRodovias has won the tender process for the Rio-Niteroi bridge contract. The Brazilian road management firm was awarded the…
March 23, 2015
In Australia funding has now been sourced for the Townsville Ring Road project. The country’s Federal Government is supplying the US$122.52 million (…
March 23, 2015
In Algeria widening work on the Laghouat-Ghardaïa road is being carried out on schedule and is due for completion by early 2016, according to…
March 20, 2015
The Brenner Base Tunnel could be financed by highway users according to a proposal by the Italian Ministry of Transport. The authorities in South…
March 20, 2015
In Canada the British Colombia Government has announced a programme of road and highway upgrades worth a total of US$1.99 billion (C$2.5 billion).…
March 20, 2015
An ambitious road improvement scheme has been proposed by the Mozambique Government. The programme of works calls for the paving of 2,100km of roads…
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