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June 19, 2012
The New South Wales (NSW) government in Australia will invest AD $5 billion (US $4.95 billion) to build and maintain critical road and maritime…
June 18, 2012
Emulbitume has opened a manufacturing plant in Brazil as it looks to develop its South American market position. The French firm, which specialises…
June 18, 2012
Funding for vital highway construction and repair projects in Rwanda has been approved as part of the country’s budget for 2012/13. The government…
June 18, 2012
A live crash demonstration of the Highway Care (HC) manufactured BarrierGuard 800 portable steel safety barrier was staged recently at Eastern Creek…
June 18, 2012
New rules in the US mean that electric vehicles will require noise generation equipment. This covers electric vehicles and hybrids as well as…
June 18, 2012
Nigeria’s Oyo State is planning to rebuild bridges damaged by flooding in Ibadan and Oyo town. Contracts have now been awarded for the work. The…
June 18, 2012
The South African government is engaging with the private sector to review alternatives to the e-tolling system on Gauteng highways. The move was…
June 18, 2012
The risk of driver distraction is growing with the growth in information and communication technologies (ICT). Car manufacturers are under pressure…
June 18, 2012
In Panama the highway operator ENA is looking for funding for work to key road stretches on the North and South corridors. The work is expected to…
June 18, 2012
The consortium made up of Acciona Infraestructuras and Tradeco from Spain and Mexico and the consortium made up of Odebrecht and Hyundai Joint…
June 18, 2012
Russia will shortly become part of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This is a key development for the construction equipment market as all member…
June 18, 2012
Demand for construction machinery in China is expected to rise 6.2%/year to 387 billion yuan in 2015. This will be supported by continuing increases…
June 15, 2012
The Highways Agency has awarded the second of its new Asset Support Contracts to Balfour Beatty Mott MacDonald. The contract involves maintaining and…
June 15, 2012
The Public Works Ministry in Kuwait is seeking bidders for a contract to design and build the US$1billion Doha Link bridge. The 16km long bridge will…
June 15, 2012
The price of building the Padma Bridge in Bangladesh could rise by 30% due to the depreciation of the taka against the US dollar and rising…
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