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January 9, 2014
A series of major trade routes are being upgraded in Nepal, which are intended to help boost bilateral trade with neighbouring India and China. This…
January 9, 2014
Two important bridge projects are planned for Indonesia. The South Korean firm Samsung is keen to build a 6.7km bridge to link Bintan Island with the…
January 9, 2014
Data from Japan’s National Police Agency reveals that 4,373 people were killed in crashes in 2013. This was a fall of 0.9% compared with the figures…
January 9, 2014
Conexpo and IFPE 2014 are international trade exhibitions that will provide information and support for industry professionals worldwide. According…
January 9, 2014
The organisers of the Conexpo event are offering a comprehensive education programme at the exhibition, as well as at its partner IFPE 2014 event.…
January 8, 2014
More than 35 million electric vehicles (EV) will be on the world’s roads by 2022, according to a new report from Navigant Research. “With gasoline…
January 7, 2014
TrafficLand, the largest authorised aggregator of live traffic video in the United States, and global aerospace and defense firm Exelis, have teamed…
January 7, 2014
Hungary is experiencing a road development boom. In line with the country's New Szechenyi Plan (USZT), some €3.67 billion (HUF 1.1 trillion) is to be…
January 7, 2014
JCB’s John Patterson CBE, who rose through the ranks from field service engineer to Group chief executive, has retired after 43 years’ service.…
January 6, 2014
The Brazilian Government looks set to finance work to upgrade key highways in the country. This move comes although the highways were privatised in…
January 6, 2014
A man in the English city of Liverpool is still allowed behind the wheel despite having accumulated 45 licence penalty points on his licence. This…
January 6, 2014
LiuGong Machinery now has a new management team. Wang Xiaohua, will retire from the post of chairman of LiuGong Machinery after having served LiuGong…
January 6, 2014
Italy's motorway tolls have been increase by an average of 3.9% for 2014. The motorway stretches managed by Autostrade per l'Italia, covering 60% of…
January 6, 2014
The Australian state of New South Wales last year saw its lowest number of pedestrian road deaths since annual records began in 1928. There were 42…
January 6, 2014
The first ‘green’ road in the Middle East will reportedly be built in the United Arab Emirates. The construction of the 5km road is scheduled to…
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