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June 18, 2012
New rules in the US mean that electric vehicles will require noise generation equipment. This covers electric vehicles and hybrids as well as…
June 18, 2012
Nigeria’s Oyo State is planning to rebuild bridges damaged by flooding in Ibadan and Oyo town. Contracts have now been awarded for the work. The…
June 18, 2012
The South African government is engaging with the private sector to review alternatives to the e-tolling system on Gauteng highways. The move was…
June 18, 2012
The risk of driver distraction is growing with the growth in information and communication technologies (ICT). Car manufacturers are under pressure…
June 18, 2012
In Panama the highway operator ENA is looking for funding for work to key road stretches on the North and South corridors. The work is expected to…
June 18, 2012
The consortium made up of Acciona Infraestructuras and Tradeco from Spain and Mexico and the consortium made up of Odebrecht and Hyundai Joint…
June 18, 2012
Russia will shortly become part of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This is a key development for the construction equipment market as all member…
June 18, 2012
Demand for construction machinery in China is expected to rise 6.2%/year to 387 billion yuan in 2015. This will be supported by continuing increases…
June 15, 2012
The Highways Agency has awarded the second of its new Asset Support Contracts to Balfour Beatty Mott MacDonald. The contract involves maintaining and…
June 15, 2012
The Public Works Ministry in Kuwait is seeking bidders for a contract to design and build the US$1billion Doha Link bridge. The 16km long bridge will…
June 15, 2012
The price of building the Padma Bridge in Bangladesh could rise by 30% due to the depreciation of the taka against the US dollar and rising…
June 15, 2012
The authorities in the US state of Ohio continue to investigate new methods of generating revenue for highway investment. The state is facing a…
June 15, 2012
Projections suggest that electric vehicle sales in Central and Eastern Europe will hit 60,000 by 2017. The estimate comes from a report by Frost…
June 14, 2012
Dalian city, China, has set out a budget worth some US$2.3 billion for 45 key projects in 2012, including the construction of 300km of rural roads…
June 14, 2012
Mozambique’s road network will benefit from investment by Brazilian mining company Vale, which is to spend US$691million on the Nacala Corridor road…
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