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February 14, 2014
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen) will invest €1.8 billion (NOK 15 billion) on roads in Northern Norway between 2014 and…
February 14, 2014
In China Jiangsu Province has set an impressive infrastructure budget. Some US$11.38 billion has been earmarked for transportation infrastructure…
February 14, 2014
Official police data from Dubai paints a poor picture with regard to road safety. This small country saw one person killed every two days on average…
February 14, 2014
Plans are in hand in Algeria for work to commence on the first sections of the Hauts-Plateaux highways, with tenders now being prepared. The Ministry…
February 14, 2014
According to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), fixing the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) without generating any new…
February 14, 2014
A new bridge in Vietnam will be built by Japanese firm Sumitomo Mitsui Construction in a joint venture partnership with two local contractors. The 5.…
February 14, 2014
A new partnership between the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and Messe München has seen the bauma Africa event renamed: BAUMA CONEXPO…
February 13, 2014
Over the next two years, the Canadian government has proposed spending US$470 million on land purchases and other work associated with the New…
February 13, 2014
The Holtekamp bridge; the Medan-Kualanamu Flyover; the Raja Ampat Ring Road; and the Oksibil-Waropko Road are among 19 proposed new infrastructure…
February 13, 2014
The Indian government has signed a pact with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for loans worth US$ 275 million, as part of its nationwide Rural…
February 13, 2014
JCB is reacting to the British flood disaster by deploying a €908,760 (£750,000) fleet of machines complete with operators to help stricken families…
February 13, 2014
Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe (HHIE) sold 3% more Hyundai construction equipment across Europe in 2013, compared to 2012. In the UK market, it was…
February 12, 2014
Official figures for French road safety reveal a small drop in fatalities for January 2014 compared with January 2013. However these results have…
February 12, 2014
Plans are now in hand for the AEMA-ARRA-ISSA-PPRA-IBEF-FP2 Pavement Preservation World Summit. This will be held from February 22nd – 25th 2015 at…
February 12, 2014
Work is underway on the Causeway Upgrade Project in New Zealand. The US$183.3 million (NZ$220 million) contract was awarded by the New Zealand…
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