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July 17, 2014
Mexico’s road development programme for 2014 is well on track. According to the Secretariat of Communications and Transport in (SCT), some 92% of the…
July 17, 2014
Hexagon Geosystems, a division of Hexagon AB, is acquiring French company Geodata Diffusion SAS. This deal further develops the portfolio of Hexagon…
July 15, 2014
Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman has outlined the risks to US competitiveness if the US Government proves unable to agree on both short…
July 14, 2014
Work is now to go ahead on upgrading a key stretch of the A21 road in the UK. Contractor Balfour Beatty will handle the work to widen a stretch of…
July 14, 2014
A consortium of contractors comprising Teixeira Duarte and EPOS will handle the construction of Portugal’s Marao Tunnel. The consortium won the…
July 14, 2014
A major programme of highway investment is being planned in India. The country's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved US$2.34…
July 14, 2014
In Serbia plans are moving ahead with work on the Zezeljev Bridge. The structure will provide a new crossing over the Danube River for the city of…
July 14, 2014
In Mexico work is now underway on the La Marquesa-Toluca highway. The project is costing some US$269.5 million in all. The construction is due for…
July 14, 2014
The German automobile manufacturers BMW and Daimler are co-operating on an innovative electric vehicle charging technology. The two companies are…
July 14, 2014
The International Road Educational Foundation is now accepting applications for its IRF Fellowship Programme. The Class of 2016 will start its first…
July 14, 2014
Research carried out by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety (Miros) reveals cause for concern with an expected increase in the annual fatality…
July 11, 2014
The opening of the Blanka Tunnel in the Czech Republic will be further delayed. The tunnel will now open for traffic in April 2015 instead of October…
July 11, 2014
In the US, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) released a key statement on HR 5021, the Highway and…
July 9, 2014
Chile’s Ministry of Public Works is investigating its options with regard to an alternative road to Route 68. The road connects capital Santiago with…
July 9, 2014
Bolivia has a major programme of highway expansion and improvements underway at present in a plan designed to improve the country’s transport links.…
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