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June 23, 2014
The island of Reunion is to benefit from a new coastal road route that will reinforce the country’s connectivity. Construction company Egis will act…
June 23, 2014
In the second half of 2014, the launch date for an expressway project connecting Sejong and Seoul will be announced by the South Korean government.…
June 23, 2014
Peru’s capital Lima faces a huge US$50 billion gap in its highways and other infrastructure, according to an official from the Lima metropolitan…
June 23, 2014
Applications for this year’s International Road Federation (IRF) Global Road Achievement Awards (GRAA) had to be in by Monday 30 June 2014. GRAA is…
June 23, 2014
Fifteen bridges were destroyed and 144.7km of motorway damaged during the May 2014 floods in the Russian republic of Tyva, contributing to what…
June 23, 2014
France saw its road deaths rise by almost a third in May 2014 compared to the same month of last year, according to new figures from Sécurité…
June 23, 2014
Bangladesh's government has contracted an undisclosed Chinese firm to construct the main part of its flagship Padma bridge project – the country’s…
June 23, 2014
A substantial plan for road maintenance has been established by Transport Quebec in Canada. The 2014-2016 roadwork plan sets out works needed to…
June 23, 2014
In Bolivia plans are in hand for a new highway that will help improve trade and transport in the country. The highway is costing close to US$180…
June 23, 2014
A demolition contractor used 180kg of explosives to bring down an old bridge structure in the US state of Mississippi. The Big Ridge Road Bridge in D…
June 20, 2014
A study carried out by research company Transport and Mobility in Belgian capital Brussels shows that if more drivers switch from cars to motorcycles…
June 20, 2014
The redirective capabilities of the latest safety barrier systems can prevent deaths and serious injuries in the event of unforeseen incidents.…
June 19, 2014
An improvement in road safety has been revealed in the Czech Republic. Data from the Czech Transport Ministry shows that the country’s road death…
June 19, 2014
Spanish contractor Ferrovial is commencing work on a new highway in Saudi Arabia in partnership with local firm Al Fahd Contracting. The project is…
June 19, 2014
An analytical road video surveillance system will be introduced in Moscow by the end of 2014 in a bid to reduce accidents and improve emergency…
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