October 1, 2012
The Zambian Government is launching its Link Zambia-8000 project, which is intended to improve transport within the country. Costing US$5.37 billion…
October 1, 2012
A key highway project worth in excess of US$364 million has been revealed in Vietnam. The first package of works for the upgrades to National Highway…
September 28, 2012
In Peru the Brazilian contractor Odebrecht is now setting out plans for a US$500 million package of works to upgrade the prime road network around…
September 28, 2012
JCB’s new US$100 million factory in Brazil has been officially opened as the company strengthens its position in rapidly-expanding Latin American…
September 27, 2012
Concern has been expressed in the UK over the release of accident statistics for 2011 that reveal an increase in road fatalities over the previous…
September 27, 2012
The authorities in Algeria are planning major road network upgrades for the country’s Sétif Region. Some US$387.5 million has been budgeted for a…
September 27, 2012
China is reported to be willing to fund the construction of the Limon road in Costa Rica, on the condition that a Chinese company is responsible for…
September 27, 2012
Colombia’s president Juan Manuel Santos has made a pledge to have over 3,200kms of double-lane roads in Colombia by 2018. A total of 1,700km will be…
September 27, 2012
Nurol-Özaltn-Makyol-Astaldi-Yüksel-Göçay consortium says it will provide half of the US$ 2.7 billion required to build Turkey’s new Gebze-Orhangazi-…
September 27, 2012
Talks between the Chinese Development Bank and the Serbian Government could result in Chinese funding for Serbian highway projects. The Danube coast…
September 26, 2012
A huge investment is planned in a series of road projects in Zambia. The country’s government intends to spend close to US$5.6 billion over the next…
September 26, 2012
Two major awards have been given to the Gateway Upgrade Project in Queensland, Australia. One of these was for engineering excellence while the other…
September 26, 2012
Work is progressing on track for construction of the new highway linking Albania’s capital Tirana with the city of Elbasan. The Albanian Public Works…
September 26, 2012
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Cummins are setting up a joint venture to produce engines in South Korea for the earthmoving equipment market. The…
September 25, 2012
New Holland is introducing new models of heavy-duty crawler excavators. The E385C and E485C are in the 35tonne and 48tonne category respectively. New…
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