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May 14, 2012
A five-year plan for infrastructure development is being called for in Italy. Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo says that €250 billion of…
May 14, 2012
TRL has launched a special website that allows people around the globe to rate their street, using a five-star rating system. The Ratemystreet…
May 14, 2012
Passengers in hybrid-powered cars are about 25% less likely to be injured in a crash than those in their conventional-powered counterparts, according…
May 14, 2012
Construction work is now underway on a massive highway project at Wuhan in China. The US$5.5 billion project is due for completion on 2015 and…
May 14, 2012
ASECAP has welcomed the adoption of the European Parliament and the Council of the proposal for a directive on intelligent transport systems (ITS),…
May 14, 2012
Contractor Mostotrest has finished work on its US$114 million (€88.5 million) project to rebuild the Krestovsky overpasses over the Moscow and…
May 14, 2012
Chilean capital Santiago looks set for traffic gridlock unless major steps are taken. Research predicts that the city will suffer traffic chaos by…
May 14, 2012
Albania’s Ministry of Transportation has announced that the northern part of the Thirre Tunnel on the Rreshen-Kalimash Highway is due for completion…
May 14, 2012
The UK’s motorists are facing increased congestion and longer delays due to a steady increase in vehicle numbers combined with reduced spending on…
May 14, 2012
The UK’s Royal Automobile Club (RAC) Foundation charity has said that the country’s motorists will face road user charging in the future to avoid…
May 14, 2012
Caterpillar and Wacker Neuson of Munich, Germany have signed an alliance agreement for the design, manufacture, sale and support of Caterpillar mini…
May 14, 2012
More than 500 million people worldwide watched the first Formula 1 motor race in India's history. The drivers were thrilled by the new asphalt…
May 14, 2012
Road safety in Romania continues to be a major issue, with the country seeing more deaths in 2009 than in 2001. A study by the European Transport…
May 14, 2012
Private sector companies in the UK are preparing to aid local authorities deal with the effects of government spending cuts on roads. Mike Notman,…
May 14, 2012
Deere & Company plans to build two new factories in Brazil to meet growing market demand for its construction equipment products in Brazil and…
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