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April 8, 2014
The European Commission is allocating the first portion of funds dedicated to the EU transport network. This first tranche is worth some €12 billion…
April 8, 2014
Work is underway in Sri Lanka on a new bridge spanning the Kelani River. The Japan International Cooperation Agency is supplying funding worth some…
April 8, 2014
The Mott MacDonald Grontmij joint venture (MMG JV) is now working on the contract for the technical assurance role for the A160/A180 link to the Port…
April 8, 2014
Plans are in hand for a new link to Leeds Bradford International Airport in the UK. WSP and Parsons Brinckerhoff have been appointed by the…
April 8, 2014
Police enforcement actions in Europe against trucks and buses have helped boost road safety and arrest criminals. One week long operation resulted in…
April 8, 2014
The tender process is underway in Brazil for the BR-153 Federal Highway, a project estimated to be worth US$1.89 billion. The BR-153 Belem Brasilia…
April 8, 2014
A US$415.45 million (IDR 4.7 trillion) loan has been agreed for a new 75.67km toll road as part of the Trans Java toll road project in Indonesia.…
April 8, 2014
The government of Estonia’s capital city, Tallinn, is considering imposing a local tax on studded tyres or banning their use on Tallinn’s streets for…
April 8, 2014
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in the United States is offering demonstrations of its Dynatest 6875H Highway Friction Tester (HFT) to…
April 8, 2014
The cost of building a bridge across the Kerch Strait between the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea and the Taman Peninsula of Russia's Krasnodar Krai may be…
April 8, 2014
Plans are in hand for a new toll road in Indonesia. The 300km toll road will link industrial zones in Semarang (Central Java) and Surabaya (East Java…
April 8, 2014
Work to widen the King Fahd Causeway in Saudi Arabia is commencing shortly. The US$533.3 million project will take five years to complete. The work…
April 7, 2014
International interest is strong in tenders opening in Colombia for the construction and management of 1,146km worth of highways. These form part of…
April 7, 2014
Work has started on a new facility for BOMAG Americas in South Carolina. The groundbreaking ceremony was held in Ridgeway, at the future site of the…
April 7, 2014
This video clip from Australia shows how up close how an aged overpass can be removed quickly and efficiently, while minimising the disturbance to…
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