Prismo Contracting sold
Ennis Traffic Safety Solutions has sold its UK-based contracting subsidiary, Prismo Contracting Services to DBi Services of Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
Delcan wins IRF Global Road Achievement Awards
The International Road Federation (IRF) has awarded Delcan two Global Road Achievement Awards (GRAA) at their annual banquet in Washington, DC, for Quality Management and also for ITS.
Indonesia's highway plans
The Indonesian Government has plans to build key new roads connecting West Kalimantan (Indonesia) and Sarawak (Malaysia), East Kalimantan (Indonesia) and Sabah (Malaysia), as well as roads in the south Java coast.
European OEMs to develop tech ref for EV charging infrastructure
The Renault Nissan Alliance, PSA Peugeot Citroën and Mitsubishi Motors have decided to develop and promote the technical reference for compliance of public recharging equipment for electric vehicles in Europe, based on the existing conformity brand 'EV Ready', originally launched by Renault and Schneider Electric.
IRF appoints new global road safety champion
The International Road Federation has a new spearhead for its global road safety programme. Michael Dreznes will serve as the Federation's (IRF) executive vice president with worldwide leadership on training, policy and capacity-building activities.
Traffex and Parkex a success
The organisers of the co-located Traffex, Parkex and Street Design 2011 events say that exhibitors and attendees exceeded expectations.
Romanian road deals
A road project in Romania will benefit from funding supplied by the European Commission.
Panama plans projects
Brazilian contractor Odebrecht will carry out a major project in Panama City worth US$778 million.
Q-Free to supply Gothenburg's congestion charging infrastructure
Q-Free yesterday announced that it has been informed that the company will be awarded a contract for delivery of the congestion charging infrastructure in Gothenburg.
Croatia's toll road investments
Major investments in Croatia's tolled highway network are being seen during this year.
Key Hungarian highway tender
The tender process is opening for a new highway project in Hungary.
Bosnia strategy
Bosnia & Herzegovina plans to invest some €2.9 billion in constructing highways by 2017.
Hydro secures UK experts for new global consultancy
Hydro International is launching a new engineering consultancy for flood risk assessment and stormwater management in the UK and worldwide.
Poland's complex road dispute
The complex legal case between the Polish General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) and Austrian contractor Alpine Bau is continuing in the Polish courts.
Record low for UK road deaths
Figures published by the UK Department for Transport have confirmed that annual road deaths have reached an all-time low
Materials on the agenda at first summit
A White Paper is currently being drawn up following the completion of the first "successful" World Materials Perspectives (WMP) in Nancy, France.
Taiwan's island link
A new bridge is being built in Taiwan and is due for completion by June 2016.
Italy's highway strategy
In Italy the state-controlled road concessionare ANAS has activated €6 billion worth of funding for highway and general road works in the region of Liguria (northern Italy).
Romania-Bulgaria bridge
Work is progressing on track with the new Danube Bridge 2, which will connect Bulgaria and Romania.
Scania uses Navteq data for Active Prediction system
Navteq has been selected by Scania to provide map data featuring the accurate, reliable and detailed road attributes essential to its innovative new active prediction system.