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July 25, 2014
In Russia’s capital Moscow, a key viaduct is now open to traffic, which will help reduce the city’s chronic congestion problem. The viaduct is 820m…
July 25, 2014
In the Netherlands work on the A9 highway contract will be carried out by the IXAS Zuid-Oost consortium. The consortium includes the companies…
July 25, 2014
Latin America’s high rate of road traffic deaths is giving major cause for concern. Data collated by the International Automobile Federation for nine…
July 25, 2014
In Uganda planning is underway for the upgrade of the Kampala-Jinja route. Preparations are being made for a new tolled highway connecting with…
July 24, 2014
The Doka Group continues to expand its operations with the acquisition of an Australian company. Called Lubeca, this firm was the former formwork…
July 24, 2014
Widening work to a 453km section of Brazil’s BR-163 highway will be carried out by the consortium, Rota do Oeste. The firm is the current operator of…
July 24, 2014
Austrian contractor Strabag will lead the consortium constructing a stretch of the S7 expressway in Poland. Strabag is teaming up with Heilit+Woerner…
July 24, 2014
Japanese contractor Cojaal's contract for the construction of a stretch of Algeria’s East-West highway has been cancelled. The Algerian Ministry for…
July 23, 2014
In Vietnam work is now underway on a major new highway that will connect Ho Chi Minh city, Long An and Dong Nai. This 57km highway is currently the…
July 23, 2014
A legal challenge has been made to a key road and tunnel project in the Australian state of Victoria. The proposed East West link project is worth…
July 23, 2014
A series of important new road links in Malaysia are now being built in a project worth some US$107.7 million. The project is being carried out by…
July 23, 2014
Data from Italy reveals a worrying trend with regard to road rage incidents. In the first six months of 2014, cases involving aggression between road…
July 23, 2014
Road user safety will be a key priority for the upcoming European Transport Conference, ETC 2014. This 42nd transportation event is being held at…
July 23, 2014
Work on Angola’s Luanda-Soyo highway section is being financed from Italian sources. The Italian export credit agency and credit insurer SACE is…
July 23, 2014
Balfour Beatty is to work on a €163.5 million (£129 million) upgrade project for a 21.4km stretch of the M3 motorway in the UK. The work involves…
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