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October 22, 2014

Work planned for key Nigerian highway links

In Nigeria plans are in hand for the rebuilding of two key connections, the Lagos-Badagry Expressway and the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway. Contractor…

October 22, 2014

China boosting production of electric vehicles to meet demand

Data from China reveals that manufacturing output of electric, hybrid and other new energy vehicles in the country has grown by a factor of 11 for…

October 22, 2014

Colombia’s La Linea tunnel seeing funding solution?

The Colombian Government is keen to retart work on the important La Linea Tunnel link. The project has been delayed for a number of reasons and on a…

October 22, 2014

Key infrastructure projects in Philippines receive approval

In the Philippines the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has authorised 12 public-private partnership (PPP) and other infrastructure…

October 22, 2014

Work resumes on Indonesian tollway

Construction work on Indonesia’s Bekasi-Jakarta toll road has recommenced after a break of close to 20 years. The work on the 21km Bekasi-Jakarta…

October 22, 2014

Germany to trial BIM approach in infrastructure

Germany’s Transport Ministry is to test Building Information Modelling (BIM) systems in two key infrastructure projects. The two pilot projects will…

October 22, 2014

Parsons Brinckerhoff launches highways management seminars

The first of Parsons Brinckerhoff’s regional seminars on how the UK should deliver whole-life asset management of its highways will held in Newcastle…

October 22, 2014

Melbourne link: Hyder and Parsons Brinckerhoff to be design team

Hyder and Parsons Brinckerhoff have been appointed as the design team for the US$5.97 billion East West Link in Melbourne, Australia. The two…

October 22, 2014

Russian road development continues for Kurgan and Krasnodar regions

New highway investment plans have been made for Russia’s Kurgan and Krasnodar regions. Some 240km of roads and 13 bridges are planned to be…

October 22, 2014

Hyundai now offering fuel cell cars to customers

Hyundai is now offering fuel cell-powered cars to customers on a limited basis for selected markets around the globe. The firm’s first ix35 Fuel Cell…

October 22, 2014

Morocco’s motorway network is growing

Moroccan motorway operator Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM) says that the company now has 1,511km of operational motorways. This network has cost some US$5.…

October 21, 2014