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December 15, 2014
The number of bicycle trips in Ile-de-France, Paris, doubled to 650,000 trips between 2004 and 2014, according to the IAU, a local urbanisation think…
December 15, 2014
In Zimbabwe work is being planned for the road connecting the country’s second city Bulawayo with Tsholotsho. This route is of importance as it…
December 15, 2014
Portugal is planning a series of road repair and renovation works starting in 2015. The Portuguese road agency Estradas de Portugal (EP), plans to…
December 15, 2014
Cause for concern has been identified in French capital Paris, with research suggesting that as much as a third of roads in the city may be…
December 15, 2014
A series of road projects is now being funded in Paraguay due to financing being provided by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). Paraguay’s…
December 15, 2014
In India plans are in hand to construct a new tunnel ring road for Mumbai. The project is expected to cost as much as US$14.4 billion. However the…
December 15, 2014
The project to construct Malaysia’s West Coast Expressway deal has been awarded to a major contractor. Under the terms of the deal, the project will…
December 15, 2014
Traffic congestion and the cost of running a car have been pushing Chinese car manufacturers to think small, especially for electric vehicles.…
December 15, 2014
The Highways Agency in the UK has appointed a joint venture between Mott MacDonald and Grontmij to analyse various options for upgrades to the A27…
December 15, 2014
In New Zealand a new safety drive is being handled by the local authorities of Tauranga, Dunedin, Christchurch and Auckland. These are among the four…
December 15, 2014
Preliminary data from Germany suggests that there will be little road safety improvement for 2014, compared with the previous year. This follows…
December 15, 2014
A major highway widening and upgrade project is being carried out in the Netherlands in a bid to improve traffic flow on some of Europe’s busiest…
December 15, 2014
In Mexico plans are proceeding on schedule for a new section of the Mexico City-Puebla motorway. The highway will be completed as planned, between…
December 15, 2014
The organisers of the next bauma Africa event are confident that it will beat the attendance for the previous show. The premier of bauma Africa in…
December 15, 2014
The tender process is underway for a new tunnel link in the Southern German state of Bavaria.
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