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Building work is starting shortly on a new toll road connection intended to boost transport and cut congestion in and around Manila in the Philippines. Manila is know for its heavy traffic congestion at peak periods and the 8km route will provide a new connection between the city’s north and south. This will be the second elevated expressway route.

The tender process for a series of road repairs in Slovakia is being reopened, following problems with the original process.

Work is continuing in Colombia on the Bucaramanga-Yondo 4G road project. The route includes the construction of a new 600m bridge, which is around half complete. When it opens, the Rio Sucio Bridge will improve connections between the La Pax and La Sorda tunnels. In all the work for the Bucaramanga-Yondo 4G road project is around 40% complete, compared with 28% in August 2019.

Funding has been secured to pay for key highway projects planned for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Federal Bosnia and Herzegovina Government is planning to use just over €138 million of its budget to build new highway trunk road sections. These projects include new trunk roads between Lasva and Nvic as well as Praca and Gorazde, the ring road for Mostar and the Hranjen Tunnel.

A series of road building projects are planned for Russia’s capital, Moscow.

The tender process is opening in Paraguay for a new stretch of the 557km Transchaco road. The work for this section is expected to cost US$101.3 million. The firms winning the deals for the Transchaco road sections will have to maintain these stretches of the route for four years under the terms of each agreement. In all, the Transchaco road is expected to cost $670 million to build, with the work being carried out in eight separate contracts. The contracts are being awarded by the country’s Ministry of Pub

The tender process is opening in Israel for work to widen the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv. The project involves widening the route by adding a lane in either direction. Two new bridges will also be built as part of the project, which is expected to be worth some US$124 million. The first phase of the widening work to the Ayalon Highway is already underway, having commenced in July 2019 and construction of the second phase will start shortly. This new tender process is for the third phase of the highway widen

The plan for a major new road project has been agreed in Cameroon. The 357km Ring Road project will connect Cameroon with neighbouring Nigeria. Part of the funding for the work is being provided in the shape of a loan worth US$20.7 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB). In all the project is costing $251.5 million. Only a 60.5km stretch between Ndop and Kumbo has been completed, with delays having been caused by instability in the region. However the new road will help transport and trade between

Preparation work is now starting on a new tunnel project to connect Uznam Island with Wolin Island in Northern Poland. Clearance work is underway at present with the actual construction activity due to start in January 2020. Costing €184 million, the work involves building a 3.4km unnel, which is due for completion by September 2022. The area is a key holiday destination for tourists and is close to the border with Germany. The new tunnel will improve transport connections and cut delays during holiday peri

A 1,000km road link will help boost transport in southern Thailand.

Balfour Beatty has won the tender process for a US$203 million highway contract in North Carolina.

Three more contracts are due to be awarded for Malaysia’s important Pan Borneo highway project.

Construction work has now commenced on the new expressway route through Kenya’s congested capital, Nairobi. The project has been delayed for nearly a decade but building of the link is now going ahead, an important move in reducing traffic jams in the city. The route will have two traffic lanes in either direction and will feature 10 interchanges, with a considerable portion of the expressway being elevated. It will provide an important connection between the A109 Nairobi to Mombasa route and A104 Nairobi

The Czech highway authority has applied for permits to start work on a 41km stretch of the D11 motorway, from Prague to the border with Poland at a cost of around €853 million. Last year a consortium comprising contractors Eurovia, Metrostav and Swietelsky began work on a stretch of the D11 connecting Hradec Kralove and Smirice in the north of the country with completion of the €100.5 million project in 2022. The D11 motorway connecting Prague and Hradec Králové began in 1978. It is part of European r

Construction work is commencing on the Nepal First Tunnel Road project.

Shell Bitumen has signed a partnership arrangement for the Indian market with Tiki Tar Industries. This will allow the firm sell bitumen to customers in the road surfacing sector, including national and state highways, airport runways and village roads in India. Tiki Tar and Shell India is a 50:50 incorporated joint venture between Shell and Tiki Tar Industries,. The new partnership will supply and market an extensive range of bitumen products based on the Shell Bitumen product portfolio. “This partnership

The annual Year in Infrastructure Awards 2019 run by software specialist Bentley Systems saw a record number of entries, with 571 submissions from 60 countries. Competition was tough, with three finalists being selected by panels of expert judges for the wide range of entry categories.

A new access platform from specialist supplier CTE offers versatility and performance.

Blastcrete Equipment is introducing its powerful RS180 Mixer-Pump, which offers variable speeds from 0-14m3/hour and long-distance and high-volume pumping capabilities.

A retrofit for an Ammann asphalt plant has helped the customer to boost productivity, output and efficiency. The firm, Meier Company, is based in Rotthalmünster in Germany. Prior to the plant upgrade, the facility featured four silos and had a total capacity of 280tonnes.