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July 17, 2013
Chinese firms continue to handle key deals in Africa, with agreements now in place for major projects in both East and West Africa. In Ethiopia,…
July 17, 2013
Parsons is now working on a design and construction supervision contract for Package 9 of the Doha Expressway project. This is a major contract and…
July 17, 2013
The authorities in Queensland, Australia have agreed a 50-year deal over the tolling rights for the Go Between bridge and the Legacy Way motorway in…
July 16, 2013
A Sennebogen 6130 HD duty cycle crawler crane is said to be being successfully used by Gral Schotter to extract gravel near Graz, Austria. In the…
July 16, 2013
Financing from Taiwan will help develop road infrastructure in Guatemala. Both the Taiwanese Government and private Taiwanese sources are supplying…
July 16, 2013
Key highway projects in Sri Lanka are now moving forward. Chinese investment will finance a new tolled highway in Sri Lanka. The project for the US$1…
July 16, 2013
Financing for a road project in Mozambique is being provided by a bank in India. The Exim Bank of India is proving a line of credit worth some US$147…
July 16, 2013
There is “no reason for any worries” in the global construction equipment and building material manufacturing industry despite a lack of growth in…
July 16, 2013
As this video clip shows, efficient bridge demolition work has a lot to do with effective planning. Bringing down this defunct bridge over a busy…
July 15, 2013
The French government is considering lowering the national speed limit from 130km/h to 120km/h on motorways and from 90km/h to 80km/h on roads. The…
July 15, 2013
According to a study conducted by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) on 5,248 drivers from 2009 until 2012, the nation’s women…
July 15, 2013
FEHRL, the partnership organisation for national road research centres, has established a new road infrastructure innovation forum. This is intended…
July 15, 2013
The UK Government is pledging to invest heavily in new engine technologies. This strategy is intended to keep the UK as a technology leader in the…
July 15, 2013
The city of Brussels is considering the introduction of a €3 (US$3.93)congestion zone charge – which could generate up to US$587.86 million (€450mn)…
July 15, 2013
Globally renowned formwork technology firm Doka has laid the foundation stone for its new logistics centre for Germany. The new 11.4 hectare facility…
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