Road Structures

Work will start in the second half of 2011 on a new stretch of Hungary’s M3 highway between Vasarosnameny and the number 49 Highway.

A worrying report in Germany has revealed that up to 20% of the country’s bridges on its Federal Roads need refurbishing or rebuilding.

Following a fire at a scrapyard under the motorway (one of Britain’s busiest) in April, extensive investigation, assessment and structural reinforcement work has taken place non-stop.

Tougher legislation on tunnel safety means that Norway will have to invest heavily in upgrading underground road links.

A new tunnel is being proposed in the Netherlands between The Hague and Delft.

According to the Swiss Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, the number of freight vehicles travelling by road through the Alps in 2010 increased by 77,000 to 1.257 million, matching the levels of 2007 and 2008.

The future of Scotland's Forth Road Bridge is posing serious questions with a wide potential impact for the transportation sector. All over the world existing highway bridges are in need of repair and replacement, with potentially catastrophic consequences should this need be ignored.

A contractor in Oman is using four Hitachi excavators on a major airport expansion project.

Russia plans to invest US$2.16 billion over the coming three years in rebuilding federal highways running through the Central Federal District.