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December 6, 2013
Pan-European police body TISPOL is working on key road safety initiatives that will help reduce the incidence of crashes, deaths and injuries. In…
December 5, 2013
A €10 million contract from the European Commission will form the basis of work to strengthen essential infrastructure development across the Western…
December 5, 2013
Road safety continues to improve in Europe, with official statistics for 2012 showing a drop in fatalities of 2,661 compared with the figures for…
December 5, 2013
The Colombian authorities have plans in hand for a US$240 million highway upgrade project. In all, 10 groups have been pre-selected for the tender…
December 5, 2013
The UK Government has released its National Infrastructure Plan 2013 (NIP2013) at an event held in London at the Institution of Civil Engineers (CIHT…
December 5, 2013
The Ammann Group is changing its operations in the UK and Ireland. The firm is retaining sales and service support for its asphalt plant business…
December 4, 2013
Data for Dubai and Riyadh being used in a keenly awaited Siemens IC MOL commissioned study into transport mobility in more than 35 cities around the…
December 3, 2013
Wacker Neuson’s (WN) “targeted measures” are said to be expanding the German construction equipment manufacturing group’s presence in Europe and the…
December 3, 2013
World Highways does have a strong readership across all ages – photo courtesy of reader Achiel Sturm
December 2, 2013
Slovakia's Parliament has approved the new law on e-toll, replacing the use of traditional motorway stickers with electronic ones. The new regulation…
December 2, 2013
A Mexican consortium comprised of Pinfra, Grupo Bursátil Mexicano and Aldesa Mexico has secured a concession to build, operate and maintain the Siglo…
December 2, 2013
Montreal’s Champlain Bridge will be replaced by 2018, according to the Canadian federal government. The government pledge is three years earlier than…
December 2, 2013
German municipalities may soon be allowed to issue special rules giving drivers of electric cars and other low-emission vehicles priority parking…
December 2, 2013
Provisional resource consent allowing New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) to construct a four-lane, 13km expressway linking Otaki and Peka Peka in…
December 2, 2013
The fact that India is, according to the Planning Commission of India, investing US$1 trillion in its infrastructure as part of the current 12-year…
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