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December 13, 2013
Skanska has won a €144.01 million Highways Agency contract for improvements to the UK M1 motorway that will improve traffic flow at the intersections…
December 13, 2013
The Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry in India has approved the building of 6,418km out of a total of 10,141km of new roads under the…
December 13, 2013
The volume of global transport could double or even quadruple by 2050, according to a new study released by the International Transport Forum (ITF)…
December 13, 2013
In Colombia progress is being made with the the Autopistas de la Prosperidad road programme. The local authorities in Antioquia have approved funds…
December 13, 2013
Poland’s National Road Construction Programme has been amended for the 2011-15 period. One of the new projects being handled is for the southern…
December 13, 2013
Major highway projects are being planned for Malaysia, to boost transport connectivity. A new toll road has been proposed in Negri Sembilan's…
December 13, 2013
The European Union Road Federation (ERF) has today launched a Position Paper that makes the case for a more widespread use of road markings on Europe…
December 13, 2013
The authorities in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don report strong interest in a project to construct a new tolled tunnel. German companies have…
December 13, 2013
The authorities in Paraguay have agreed a funding package with the Latin American Development Bank (CAF) for a series of infrastructure projects in…
December 13, 2013
New road, bridge and tunnel links are planned for the Chinese city of Wuhan. The city’s authorities have been discussing a series of projects with…
December 13, 2013
In the Philippines a plan is taking shape for a major new connection between key tolled highways. The new road will link the South Luzon Expressway…
December 13, 2013
In Russia the construction firms Hanty-Mansiyskdorstroy and Volgomost are working on contracts to rebuild the important M5 highway. This route lies…
December 13, 2013
Mexico’s transport and communications ministry (SCT) looks set to open tenders for 258 highway projects in 2014. Tenders for 13 projects covering…
December 13, 2013
Concerns have been expressed regarding procurement practices in Poland for large infrastructure projects. Ulrich Paetzold, director general of FIEC,…
December 13, 2013
In the Canadian city of Vancouver, a novel solution has been proposed to address the risk of seasonal drink driving offences. This suggestion is for…
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