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December 18, 2014
The Polish construction consortium of Budimex and Ferrovial Agroman has won a tender to build a 22.6km section of the S3 express road between…
December 18, 2014
Brazil has built nearly 5,200km of roads in the past four years, according to a review of the federal government's PAC Phase 2 accelerated economic…
December 17, 2014
Engineering specialist Ramboll has acquired the US-based global consultancy, ENVIRON. The deal gives Ramboll a strong market position globally,…
December 17, 2014
In Mozambique a budget of US$100 million has been set for road rehabilitation work to be carried out in Nampula Province. The upgrades will be…
December 17, 2014
A new co-funded European project will provide fast-charging facilities for electric vehicles along major routes across the EU. The Trans-European…
December 17, 2014
Algeria has set a new 2015 road maintenance and upgrade budget for its highway network. The Ministry for Public Works announced it is setting aside…
December 17, 2014
Even heavy rain showers on the first day of the bauma China exhibition in Shanghai did not dissuade the crowds packing the outside exhibition areas…
December 16, 2014
Ghana in West Africa continues to see its economy develop, due to a combination of factors, allowing more investment for roads that will further aid…
December 16, 2014
A budget of US$1.16 billion has been set for the rehabilitation of the Tamanrasset road network in Algeria. The project will focus initially on the…
December 16, 2014
Five new highway links are planned to be built in Sichuan, Guangxi and Guangdong Provinces. In all the projects are expected to cost some US$18.14…
December 16, 2014
Two major new toll road projects are now in planning for Indonesia. One is for the Palembang-Indralaya toll project while the other is for the…
December 16, 2014
The Portuguese road agency Estradas de Portugal (EP) intends to invest €1.33 billion between 2015 and 2020 on the construction of new roads and on…
December 16, 2014
In the north west of Russia, plans are in hand for a new highway project. The 80km highway is expected to cost US$172 million. The tender process is…
December 15, 2014
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service has cancelled the results of a tender for construction and maintenance of the fifth section of the central ring…
December 15, 2014
In the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, drivers of electric vehicles will be offered a three-year car insurance subsidy of nearly US$1,620. The…
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