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May 28, 2014
With a deficit of US$58 billion in infrastructure, ranging from highways to ports and airports, Chile's priority should be urbanisation, according to…
May 28, 2014
China Major Bridge Engineering Company (CMBE) has won the US$1.55 billion contract to build the main structure of Bangladesh's Padma bridge. A 100-…
May 28, 2014
Malaysia is set to get six new toll roads worth a combined US$6.24 billion (MYR 20 billion) within the next 18 months. Further planned projects…
May 28, 2014
Russia is to invest more than €860 million in the construction and renovation of motorways and airports ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The country…
May 28, 2014
Strabag subsidiary Züblin has been awarded the €73 million contract to build a 700 metre section of the A 100 urban motorway in Berlin, Germany.…
May 28, 2014
Nigeria president Goodluck Jonathan will deliver the opening address at the 1st International Road Federation Africa Regional Congress being held in…
May 28, 2014
A motorist travelling at 149mph (239.8kph) on the M25 at Swanley, Kent, south-east England, holds the record for the highest speed clocked by a speed…
May 27, 2014
Construction of a 30km bridge spanning Indonesia’s Sunda Strait would be viable according to Graha Banten Lampung Sejahtera, the consortium tasked…
May 23, 2014
The 19th Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) Survey published on 3 April 2014 reported that the estimated cost to get England and Wales’…
May 23, 2014
Plans are in hand for transport expansion in China. This includes major works in the Chinese provinces of Hubei and Hebei as well as the city of…
May 22, 2014
The organisers of the INTERMAT construction equipment event in Paris are further developing the 2015 exhibition following an agreement with World of…
May 22, 2014
Foreign financing will help fund Nepal’s Kathmandu-Kulekhani-Hetaudi Tunnel Highway project. The 58km highway is expected to cost some US$375 million…
May 22, 2014
Plans are in hand in Sweden for key road routes featuring electric vehicle charging facilities. The plans are being set out jointly by the Swedish…
May 22, 2014
A three-year programme has been agreed intended to improve the collection and use of traffic crash data. This landmark agreement forms part of the…
May 21, 2014
The Indonesian government is said to have approved the construction of a bridge to connect Balikpapan and Penajam Paser Utara. The official approval…
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