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December 4, 2014
In the Philippines a new road connection forms part of a wider plan to upgrade the key Subic Bay Port. The work is being planned by the Subic Bay…
December 4, 2014
The Mexican Government says it has managed to boost road investment in 2014, compared with 2013. According to the Secretariat of Communications and…
December 4, 2014
The Moroccan Government is setting a healthy budget for road maintenance during 2015. The budget has been set at some US$486.2 million in 2015,…
December 4, 2014
Thailand’s government is planning to spend nearly US$25 billion in ten years from 2016 on overhauling Thailand’s road and rail transport…
December 3, 2014
Preliminary figures for deaths and serious injuries suggest a worrying increase in casualty rates for the EU’s three largest countries. The data…
December 3, 2014
The European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) has welcomed the European Commission’s latest financial package to boost infrastructure…
December 3, 2014
Many US states offer cash-back deals and tax breaks to encourage people to buy more electric vehicles. But Oregon has shunned financial incentives…
December 3, 2014
A major speed limit review in the county resulted in the speed limit be reduced from around 65kph (40mph) to 48kph (30mph) on two short sections…
December 2, 2014
In Russia an additional investment worth close to US$30 million is required to complete work on the new Kirovsky Bridge in Samara. However, the…
December 2, 2014
Amey will handle the contract to manage and maintain the existing Forth Road Bridge and the new Queensferry Crossing. The latter is currently under…
December 2, 2014
Work on Algeria’s RN-43 route is due for completion in early 2015. The project involves widening the RN-43 between the provinces of Jijel and El…
December 2, 2014
New routes in Mexico will help boost transport. In all four major motorway projects are due for completion by the end of 2014. These projects are:…
December 2, 2014
Moroccan motorway operator Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM) has announced that by 2016, the country will have a motorway network extending some 1,800km. The…
December 2, 2014
From Monday 8th December a pan-European police road safety operation will commence. The aim is to raise awareness of the dangers of drink-driving and…
December 1, 2014
Details of a major programme of road building projects have been unveiled by the UK Government. The plan envisages some €18.83 billion (£15 billion)…
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