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January 22, 2014
The construction of the Marão road tunnel in Portugal will be resumed in the first half of 2014 – ending a two-year suspension of works due to the…
January 22, 2014
Banks, builders, pension funds and Colombian government officers are discussing plans to finance around 40 new road concessions worth a combined US$…
January 22, 2014
A 17.5km undersea tunnel may be built to link Karimum Island in Sumatra's Riau and Kukup in Johor's Pontian (Malaysia). A memorandum of…
January 22, 2014
The number of road deaths in France last year fell by 11% to 3,250, 403 fewer than in 2012. Revealing the figures, Minister of the Interior Manuel…
January 22, 2014
Road construction projects worth around US$335 million (ETB 6.5 billion) combined have been awarded by the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) to three…
January 22, 2014
A just released video shows the dramatic implosion of a Rio de Janeiro viaduct as part of the Brazilian city’s preparatory works for the 2016 Olympic…
January 22, 2014
The Conexpo-Con/Agg and IFPE 2014 exhibitions are rapidly building momentum as the shows prepare to open their doors in six weeks. Last week, the…
January 22, 2014
The International Transport Forum (ITF) at the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) opened a new chapter in its long-standing…
January 22, 2014
Cement manufacturers are launching projects to install new cement works in Morocco despite poor market conditions. The CEO of Ciments du Maroc,…
January 22, 2014
Cement manufacturers are launching projects to install new cement works in Morocco despite poor market conditions. The CEO of Ciments du Maroc,…
January 21, 2014
France and Sweden are the most adept car-sharing nations, according to an Ipsos study. Following the research involving 10,500 people in 12 countries…
January 21, 2014
No Parking - a driver in East Africa had a notion to leave his car rather too close to his house - image courtesy of World Highways reader Francis…
January 21, 2014
The Swiss Government may extend the use of flexible speed limits, which apply only at certain times, on motorways. In future flexible speed limits…
January 21, 2014
Paraguay’s Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) is this year said to be planning to invest US$500 million in the South American country…
January 21, 2014
Action across Europe has seen police crackdown heavily on drink driving offences during December 2013. Information from the Pan-European police body…
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