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February 17, 2015
The Argentinean Senate is giving preliminary approval for the Agua Negra tunnel project. This is a key stage in the planning for the tunnel, which…
February 16, 2015
Global construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar reported full-year 2014 sales $55.184 billion, down from $55.656 billion in 2013. Caterpillar…
February 16, 2015
Austrian construction giant Strabag reported output volume of €13.6 billion to year end 2014 was unchanged from last year. The publically listed…
February 16, 2015
An innovative combined road and drainage tunnel is being proposed for Indonesia’s capital Jakarta. A study is underway at the moment for this novel…
February 16, 2015
Shell is publishing the sixth edition of its handbook on bitumen technology. The Shell Bitumen Handbook is a key guide to asphalt paving technology…
February 16, 2015
Terex Construction’s Stage IIIB/Tier 4 Final-compliant range of 9tonne and 10tonne site dumpers will feature 55kW JCB EcoMAX turbo-charged diesel…
February 16, 2015
Terex Construction’s Stage IIIB/Tier 4 Final-compliant range of 9tonne and 10tonne site dumpers will feature 55kW JCB EcoMAX turbo-charged diesel…
February 13, 2015
The Romanian National Company for Highways (CNADNR) is commissioning a study for an important new road link. The proposed connection would link the…
February 13, 2015
In Slovakia plans are in hand for work to the D3 route that will involve the construction of a flyover, a bridge and a tunnel. The flyover lies on…
February 13, 2015
The next FEHRL Infrastructure Research Meeting 2015 (FIRM15) event will be held on 22nd-23rd April 2015 in Brussels. This key conference features the…
February 12, 2015
Controversy continues to swirl around Bratislava’s proposed D4 motorway bypass and what tunnel options under the Little Carpathian Mountains is the…
February 12, 2015
Serbia will enter into talks with two Chinese companies chosen through a tender process that expired this month for restarting construction on the…
February 12, 2015
In Canada, the driver of a dump truck that slammed into a pedestrian bridge, partially collapsing it on to road below, may have to pay for his…
February 12, 2015
A bridge carrying one of Norway’s busiest motorways remains closed after a major earth slide severely damaged its supporting columns this week. The…
February 12, 2015
Samsung, Daewoo, Hyundai, Acciona, Ed Züblin, MT Højgaard and Per Aarsleff are among the bidders to build a bridge connecting the Danish islands of…
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