Hong Kong tender for highway, tunnel and flyover projects issued The Highways Department of Hong Kong is inviting bids for work on the Central Kowloon Route – Yau Ma Tei East project, which includes construction of a 390 metre long tunnel between Yau Cheung Road and Shanghai Street, upgrades to pa...
Netherlands awards US$525 million contract for road and tunnel scheme The province of South Holland in the Netherlands has awarded a US$ 525M (β¬492m) contract for construction of the first part of the Rijnland Route to the Como15 international joint venture, which includes Mobilis, Croonwolter & dro...
TheΒ Beipanjiang Bridge on the Guanxing Highway near Xingbei Town (Xinbeizhen), Zhenfeng County, Guizhou Province,Β Southwest ChinaΒ is nowΒ the worldβs highest bridge. The bridge opened to traffic on the 29th December 2016 after 3 years inΒ construction, at a cost of approximatelyΒ US$143 million. The 1,341...
Saudi Arabia funds Pakistanβs Swat Expressway to connect Chakdara with Kalam Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide US$ 50 million (Rs3.4 billion) in financial aid to Pakistan for the construction of the 113 km long, 3 lane, Swat Expressway, which will connect Chakdara with Kalam. The Swat Expressway is cur...
New terminal for Julius Nyerere International Airport in Tanzania Prof Makame Mbarawa – the Tanzania Minister for Works, Transport and Communications recently stated that the construction of the new 60,000 square metre terminalΒ at Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA)Β was well on course with...
Caterpillar will present its extensive line up of machines and technology and its unmatched customer support capabilities at this years CONEXPO-CON/AGG – 7 to 11 March 2017. With 40 machines on display in two different exhibit areas totalling 60,000 square feet, Caterpillarβs presence is among the...
Roads just donβt work in Antarctica, not only is it far too cold, the shifting ice and heavy snow cover make them impossible. For the scientists and their teams, snow mobiles, snowcats and other tracked vehicles are the only option, as even aircraft struggle. In 2012 a modular scientific research statio...
Acrobatics aren’t usually part of a tradesman’s job, but these Australian Concrete Curb Experts have found a unique way to make a perfectly smooth curb in no time at all. This video was posted to Facebook and shows two tradesmen using the human wheelbarrow technique,Β carrying one leg each of...
Ammannβs Rammers, Plates, Compactors and Plant featured at SaMoTer in Italy Ammann will be showcasing their product line at this yearβs SaMoTer building machinery exhibition in Verona, Italy, from 22-25 February 2017. The family owned company has started in 1869 and Hans-Christian Schneider, theΒ current...
Kenya issues Consultancy Tender forΒ Sirari Corridor Accessibility and Road Safety Improvement Project Request for Expression of Interest (EOI) (Consultancy Services) –Β Tender No. KeNHA/1363/2016. The Government of the Republic of Kenya (GoK) has received financing from the African Development Bank...
In November 2016 Galliford Try, one of Britainβs leading housebuilding and construction companies completed a Β£14.8 million contract to refurbish the entire runway at East Midlands Airport. 48-hour Weekend Closures Typically, this type of work would be carried out during overnight closures of the runway...
Heathrow expansion on-track for delivery as Government publishes draft National Policy Statement Heathrowβs expansion programme has passed its first delivery milestone and is advancing on schedule as the Government published its draft National Policy Statement (βNPSβ) on a third runway at the UKβs hub e...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have approved a US$40.8 Million loan on Friday 16th December 2016 to the Republics of Benin and Togo to finance the upgrading of a 30-kilometre road section linking the capitals of both countries into a four-lane highway, as well as an import...
Multi-national Uganda to Kenya, Kapchorwa β Suam β Kitale & Eldoret Town bypass roads project lot 2 – upgrading of Kitale Endebess Suam tender no. kenha/1474/2016 1. The Government of the Republic of Kenya has applied for financing from the African Development Bank towards the cost of the reha...
Roadbounce App measures road roughness and driving comfort – on the go! Road roughness and unevenness play an important role in the quality of driving experience, vehicle fuel consumption, and is a major indicator of problems in the roadway that have developed or are about to develop. To provide a...
John Deere to break new ground at Las Vegas CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 Building upon its commitment to listening and responding, John Deere will highlight its line of equipment, technologies and services at this yearβs CONEXPO-CON/AGG, March 7-11 in Las Vegas. Over 38,000 square feet of exhibition space will...
Building Information Modelling (BIM) to createΒ map of Germanyβs roads Hochtief subsidiary ViCon and its partners have won a German Government contract to create a 3D digital map of the countryβs road network using building information modelling (BIM). Digital construction specialist ViCon will provide c...
Gangra Haul Road Project UK Contractor – Dawnus International has been awarded its third contract in Liberia for the Β£10m Gangra Haul Road project for the worldβs largest steel manufacturer β ArcelorMittal who is developing three iron ore deposits and a concentrator in the mountains of Nimba Count...
Bangladesh High Capacity Railway Project promoted by DP Rail Ltd. A joint venture team consisting of Rendel Consultancy and OTB Engineering in association with HR Wallingford, Railway Engineering Associated and BCL Associates are to provide the engineering services for a 240km freight railway planned fo...
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