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March 14, 2014
Roads and other infrastructure in the Mexican state of Michoacan will benefit from an US$827.84 million (MXN 11 billion) investment, according to…
March 14, 2014
The Public Works Authority (ASHGAL) of Qatar has given Larsen & Toubro (L&T) a contract worth US$599.13 million (INR 36.55 billion) to design…
March 14, 2014
Slovakia plans to use €4 billion of its €15.3 billion EU funding package for 2014-2020 on road projects. The projects include the construction of…
March 13, 2014
Who’s a pretty boy then? Image courtesy of World Highways readers Dr John Bullas and Charlotte Phillips (Photo: Highways Agency)
March 13, 2014
As part of its ongoing commitment to BRAKE, the road safety charity, Eurovia (UK) has recently made a further donation of €5,270 (£4,401). For every…
March 13, 2014
Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Town-Planning Policy and Construction Marat Khusnullin says over 200km of roads and 60km of subway lines will be built in…
March 13, 2014
Councillors in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare have approved final details of the council's joint venture agreement with South African company Neo Capital…
March 13, 2014
Copenhagen’s municipal authorities are to tighten building contractors’ requirements to encourage them complete road repair works faster. Contractors…
March 13, 2014
UK firm JCB is opting to move production of its compaction equipment range from its facility in Germany to facilities in India and the UK. Production…
March 12, 2014
During the recent Conexpo event in Las Vegas, Kelly Majeskie, President of The LeeBoy Group, spoke about his expansion plans for the business “We’ve…
March 11, 2014
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and Transport for London (TfL) are keen to trial cutting-edge pedestrian crossing sensors to help make it easier…
March 11, 2014
In 2014 Zoomlion-owned Cifa plans to manufacture a further 15 of its innovative hybrid Energya 8 and 9 plug-in truck mixer prototypes to add to its…
March 11, 2014
Topcon Positioning Group has announced the addition of two new mobile applications during Conexpo 2014. Available for download on the Apple App Store…
March 11, 2014
Topcon Positioning Group is applying its technology to haul trucks, the company announced on Wednesday. “Our objective has always been to automate a…
March 11, 2014
Construction testing equipment manufacturer Humboldt has the strongest forward order book ever, said general manager John Lamond at Conexpo. The firm…
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