Road Structures

The Japanese Government is giving US$30 million towards construction of a new bridge in Nicaragua.

The UK's new Hindhead Tunnel is now open to traffic. The ?420 million (£371 million) tunnel runs under the Devil's Punch Bowl in Surrey and will reduce congestion, while boosting safety on the busy A3 route.

The southern section of Serbia's Corridor 10 highway is now carrying traffic, with only final works needed to complete the link.

Drilling work on the Blanka road tunnel in Czech capital Prague has now been completed.

Israel's city of Ashdod will be connected to Highway 6 when a new highway project being planned at present has been completed.

The Nepalese Government is setting out plans for the quality and standards of construction and maintenance of roads and bridges.

India is pushing hard with its highway expansion programme, according to Brijeshwar Singh, chairman of the National Highway Authority India (NHAI).

SACYR Chile is constructing a bridge on the new Northeast Access Highway in the capital Santiago, and when complete the 22.5km route will link the suburbs of Vitacura and Colina to the city. Acceso Nororiente, opening this year, is the fifth urban freeway in Santiago and stands out because of the challenges in the construction of its bridges ands tunnels.

Uganda's Aswa Bridge and Mbarara-Katuna highway will be repaired in a deal worth US$160 million.