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February 9, 2012

Building india's new Hyderabad-Bangalore motorway

The first motorway connecting the cities of Hyderabad-Bangalore will be approximately 600km long, with three lanes in both directions. It will represent an important change in India as the country will benefit from a fast and greater flow of communication, transportation and commerce networks, which up until now have been carried out mainly by sea.
MB crusher buckets at work
February 9, 2012

Upgrade for Mumbai airport

Work is continuing to upgrade Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), India's largest airport in Mumbai, the country's largest city.
Work on milling and ashpalting of Mumbai Airport
February 9, 2012

India rushing to improve its highway system

Despite the world economic slowdown, India still seems in a rush to improve its highway system as Patrick Smith reports. Later this year India will be seen by hundreds of millions worldwide when the country's capital New Delhi hosts its biggest event ever.
Volvo compactor
February 9, 2012

China's Roads Convention focuses on sustainability

IRF joins with key Chinese transport authorities to lead the way in efforts to make sustainable rural mobility, transport and access a reality for millions throughout the world. Jointly organised by IRF and the China Highway and Transportation Society (CHTS), together with the Shandong Provincial Transportation Department, the landmark 2nd International Convention on Rural Roads, hosted in the beautiful city of Jinan, China, marked a major step forward in global efforts to mobilise resources and knowledge f
Mr K.K. Kapila, Feng Zhenglin
February 8, 2012

Boom in Asian infrastructure investment

Investment in China and India continues unabated, but other nations on the continent are eager to attract companies as Patrick Smith reports Asia is still booming despite the current economic crisis, and new infrastructure programmes are constantly coming on stream. Powerhouses China and India, with their double-digit growth figures and huge infrastructure plans (in scope and cost), are leading the way and are still magnets for businesses wishing to expand, both in terms of facilities and customers. But oth
Chinese road
February 8, 2012

Weigh in motion technology reduces road damage

Overweight vehicles cause enormous damage to road structures but they can be caught, even at high speed. Weigh-in-motion or WIM devices are designed to capture and record axle weights and gross vehicle weights as vehicles drive over a measurement site.
truck weighing system
February 7, 2012

Bauma plans in hand

With the construction equipment industry gearing up for the bauma 2010 exhibition, the organisers are also revealing further details of specific events at the show.
February 7, 2012

Tackling road safety in India

Introducing an Indian business leader committed to combating the 'perfect plague' of deaths on the country's roads
Kapila Brahm Dutt Nirmal Jit Singh
February 7, 2012

Indian investment

The National Highway Authority of India is awarding a US$244 million road project to IVRCL Infrastructures and Projects (IVRCL).
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