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June 28, 2019
The Netherlands is evaluating new options for road tolling across the country’s network. A national road pricing scheme could be introduced from 2026…
June 28, 2019
A major road widening and upgrade project is to go ahead in the UAE. The project will see the existing Dubai-Al Ain Road being widened and improved…
June 28, 2019
Tough new laws are to be introduced in the UK for drivers. New regulations will mean that drivers who cause road fatalities while using their mobile…
June 28, 2019
Burkina Faso is planning a major road upgrade programme. The Burkina Faso Government has set a budget of US$309 million to improve several key road…
June 28, 2019
A notable improvement has been seen in road safety in Lithuania. This is of note, given that the country used to have an extremely poor record for…
June 27, 2019
The Japanese authorities are taking steps to ensure greater road safety for ageing drivers. This follows data showing that elderly drivers are…
June 27, 2019
The UK’s Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) says that road safety requires a major transformation to halve road fatalities by 2020. Data shows that…
June 27, 2019
Montreal’s US$3.5-billion, 3.4km-long Samuel de Champlain Bridge has opened after four years of construction and months of delays, according to…
June 25, 2019
Slovakia’s 14km stretch of the east-west motorway D1, from Bidovce to Budimir, will open in December, according to the government.
Last year,…
June 25, 2019
The UK’s Mersey Gateway Bridge has picked up the Outstanding Structure Award 2019 from IABSE, the International Association for Bridge and Structural…
June 25, 2019
For the fourth consecutive year, Norway has topped traffic safety in the Europe Union as reported by the European Traffic Safety Council (ETSC).
In…
June 24, 2019
The finance package required for Colombia’s Popayan-Santander de Quilichao highway project is being secured. The highway forms part of Colombia’s…
June 24, 2019
Solutions have been found that will help finance key road projects in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro State. A combination of road concession packages and…
June 24, 2019
Financing worth US$70 million is being provided by the African Development Bank (AfDB) for a key road project in Nigeria. The 198km road project will…
June 24, 2019
Two major road projects are being planned for Russia’s first and second cities, Moscow and St Petersburg. Bidding is opening for the project to build…