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National Audit Office reports on the A303 and Stonehenge Tunnel
National Audit Office reports on the A303 and Stonehenge Tunnel The Amesbury and Berwick Down project – which involves building a tunnel beneath the Stonehenge World Heritage Site – is at an early sta...
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EIB funds €80m to reduce congestion in Greater Casablanca
EIB funds €80m to reduce congestion in Greater Casablanca The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Société Nationale des Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM) announced an €80m financing agreement today. This agree...
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World Bank working to improving Road Safety and save lives in Thailand
World Bank working to improving Road Safety and save lives in Thailand An estimated 1.35 million people are killed on the world’s roads every year. Today, road traffic injuries have become the 8th lea...
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IDB supports $150m rehabilitation of the national road network in Guatemala
IDB supports $150m rehabilitation of the national road network in Guatemala The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a US$150 million operation to Guatemala to implement an ambitious improve...
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Trinidad and Tobago road system set for $200m improvement programme
Trinidad and Tobago road system set for $200m improvement programme The loan approved by the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) will help to strengthen the national road network in Trinidad and T...
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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank approves first road project in Lao PDR
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank approves first road project in Lao PDR The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) Board of Directors has approved a loan of US$40 million to improve a criti...
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Ebonyi State road in Nigeria upgrade to get US$167.6m funding
Ebonyi State road in Nigeria upgrade to get US$167.6m funding The African Development Bank Group approved a US$70 million loan for a road project in Nigeria’s South Eastern Ebonyi State. The Bank will...
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Coastal drivers see the benefits of SolarLite road safety scheme in Guernsey
Coastal drivers see the benefits of SolarLite road safety scheme in Guernsey The number of drivers feeling safe travelling along two of Guernsey’s key roads has more than doubled following the install...
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Colombia gets funding for 176 km of major road projects
Colombia gets funding for 176 km of major road projects The highway concession Autopista al Mar 1, owned by Sacyr, has reached its financial closure, in which it has obtained funds totalling 2.19 bill...
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Highways England announces new study on trans-Pennine roads
Highways England announces new study on trans-Pennine roads Highways England is to lead a £300,000 study looking at major improvements to the trans-Pennine road links between the M65 in East Lancashir...
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Highways England unveils £7 million M6 upgrade near Carlisle
Highways England unveils £7 million M6 upgrade near Carlisle A £7 million package of maintenance and repairs along the M6 near Carlisle in Cumbria which will keep drivers and the local economy, smooth...
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SANRAL to ramp up South Africa’s infrastructure investment
SANRAL to ramp up South Africa’s infrastructure investment SANRAL is ramping up its investment in road infrastructure back to familiar levels through its R70bn medium term budget allocation to i...
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Do we need to put the brakes on Britain’s Smart Motorways?
Do we need to put the brakes on Britain’s Smart Motorways? Almost all of us use the motorway network as part of our travels across the country and as Smart Motorways are continuing to be rolled...
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EU supports rebuilding the road connection between Eritrea and Ethiopia
EU supports rebuilding the road connection between Eritrea and Ethiopia Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica is visiting Eritrea, where he has launched an initial €2...
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ADB finances $75 million to upgrade the Mardan to Swabi Road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ADB finances $75 million to upgrade the Mardan to Swabi Road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Pakistan have signed a loan agreement for $75 million to widen...
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UK Road Industry responds to the lack of local road investment in Spring Statement
UK Road Industry responds to the lack of local road investment in Spring Statement The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) believes that the lack of any mention of investment in the local road...
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Sacyr awarded their fourth highway conservation contract in Peru
Sacyr awarded their fourth highway conservation contract in Peru Sacyr will be responsible for the routine management and conservation of 436 kilometres of highway along the road corridor linking the...
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UK Government utility proposals fail to address the real pothole issue
UK Government utility proposals fail to address the real pothole issue New government proposals to force utility companies to maintain roads for five years after digging them up have been welcomed by...
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New research reveals the extent of the UK and London’s pothole crisis
New research reveals the extent of the UK and London’s pothole crisis EFFORTS to encourage commuters to shun their cars in favour of bikes is putting lives at risk, with new research revealing t...
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Highways England consultation on A66 improvements to start in May
Highways England consultation on A66 improvements to start in May Investment of more than a billion pounds in the A66 from Cumbria, through County Durham and into North Yorkshire will move a step clos...
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Australia investing A$112 million for safety upgrades on nine high risk Queensland roads
Australia investing A$112 million for safety upgrades on nine high risk Queensland roads The Palaszczuk Government is investing $112 million for safety upgrades on nine high risk Queensland roads. Tra...
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Chorley Council appoints WYG to produce Highways and Transport Strategy
Chorley Council appoints WYG to produce Highways and Transport Strategy Chorley Council has appointed professional services firm WYG to produce a highways and transport strategy to address future chal...
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UK commuters losing the plot over congestion and pothole damage on route to work
UK commuters losing the plot over congestion and pothole damage on route to work More than a quarter of UK adults who commute across a city or town by car (27%) say that on average they spend more tha...
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Australia’s 2019 Infrastructure Priority List identifies record A$58bn project pipeline
Australia’s 2019 Infrastructure Priority List identifies record A$58bn project pipeline Infrastructure Australia has released the 2019 Infrastructure Priority List, presenting 121 nationally sig...
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Guatemala to improve and rehabilitate the national road network with IDB support
Guatemala to improve and rehabilitate the national road network with IDB support The Inter-American Development Bank approved a US$150 million operation to Guatemala to implement an ambitious improvem...
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Rural Northern KwaZulu Natal to benefit from SANRAL projects and jobs
Rural Northern KwaZulu Natal to benefit from SANRAL projects and jobs Communities in far-flung rural areas in Northern KwaZulu Natal Road have not been overlooked by the South African National Roads A...
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Australia’s 1,060 km Newell Highway set for A$500m upgrade
Australia’s 1,060 km Newell Highway set for A$500m upgrade The Newell Highway is the longest highway in NSW, stretching over 1060 kilometres from the Victorian border at Tocumwal to the Queensla...
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NIC warns about the cost of congestion which INRIX estimates at £8 billion for 2018
NIC warns about the cost of congestion which INRIX estimates at £8 billion for 2018 New figures show that road congestion cost the UK economy £8billion last year – highlighting the need for local solu...
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Meet the husband and wife team keeping Britain’s motorways moving this winter
Meet the husband and wife team keeping Britain’s motorways moving this winter When it comes to keeping motorways moving this winter, look no further than the Smith-Storer family. Karen Smith-Sto...
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AfDB and ECOWAS sign study agreement for Abidjan to Lagos Corridor Highway
AfDB and ECOWAS sign study agreement for Abidjan to Lagos Corridor Highway The African Development Bank and the Economic Community Of West African States Commission (ECOWAS) have signed an agreement f...
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STRABAG awarded share of €132m contract for D35 motorway in the Czech Republic
STRABAG awarded share of €132m contract for D35 motorway in the Czech Republic A consortium including STRABAG a.s., a subsidiary of European construction group STRABAG, has been awarded the contract t...
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Evidence of 2,000 year old beer making found on mammoth A14 road scheme in England
Evidence of 2,000 year old beer making found on mammoth A14 road scheme in England Deep below the surface of Britain’s biggest road scheme something has been brewing for a very long time – more than 2...
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Australia investing A$33m in Brisbane congestion busting infrastructure projects
Australia investing A$33m in Brisbane congestion busting infrastructure projects East Brisbane motorists will spend less time on the road, with the Morrison Government investing $33 million in local c...
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New phase of major Sunderland housing development at Potters Hill begins
New phase of major Sunderland housing development at Potters Hill begins Work around a major new housing development in Sunderland has taken a step forward. A North East contractor, Esh Construction,...
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Highways England helps communities benefit from schemes to ease traffic delays
Highways England helps communities benefit from schemes to ease traffic delays Highways England is investing more than £7 million in a series of schemes that will improve journeys, generate jobs and h...
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Drop in British pothole numbers welcomed but not celebrated
Drop in British pothole numbers welcomed but not celebrated News that the number of potholes on local roads in the UK has significantly fallen is welcomed but should not be celebrated said the RSTA (R...
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Instarmac saves the day at Niagara Falls
Instarmac saves the day at Niagara Falls Instarmac International’s Canadian partner, Da-Lee Pavement Products, have supplied Instarmac’s Manhole Installation System to the City of Niagara Falls Water...
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New Zealand’s Awakino Tunnel Bypass work set to begin
New Zealand’s Awakino Tunnel Bypass work set to begin Work will start on the Awakino Tunnel bypass on SH3 between Taranaki and King Country later this year. The 2.3km bypass will take traffic aw...
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Highways England awards North West million pound Construction Works Framework
Highways England awards North West million pound Construction Works Framework Highways England has teamed up with 26 companies to help improve journeys for road users in Greater Manchester, Merseyside...
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New Transportation Plan will keep Washington moving into 2040 and beyond
New Transportation Plan will keep Washington moving into 2040 and beyond The past is an unreliable predictor of the future, especially when it comes to transportation. This is an underlying message in...
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When is a pothole not a pothole and if it is a pothole?
When is a pothole not a pothole and if it is a pothole? A new analysis of the different times taken by councils to repair potholes has underlined the need for a national pothole definition. The analys...
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Merseyside motorway junction upgrade completed six weeks early
Merseyside motorway junction upgrade completed six weeks early A £5 million project to improve journeys and safety at a major motorway junction in Merseyside has been completed six weeks ahead of sche...
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SACYR to deliver rehabilitation of 324 km road corridor in Peru
SACYR to deliver rehabilitation of 324 km road corridor in Peru Provías has awarded to the consortium Vial Rutas del Cusco 2, a joint venture with Sacyr, Saopse and Sacyr Servicios Conservación subsid...
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Extra lanes open on M6 in Cheshire as major upgrade nears completion
Extra lanes open on M6 in Cheshire as major upgrade nears completion Drivers heading towards Manchester on the M6 through Cheshire can use an extra lane from today – increasing capacity on one of Engl...
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Survey proves overwhelming success of scheme using Clearview SolarLite Active Road Studs
Survey proves overwhelming success of scheme using Clearview SolarLite Active Road Studs Drivers have called for a road improvement scheme to be replicated across all UK highways, with 91% citing impr...
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First ERI grant funds 30km motorway between Peja and Kijeveto in Kosovo
First ERI grant funds 30km motorway between Peja and Kijeveto in Kosovo The European Investment Bank (EIB) supports the preparation and the implementation of the project for the construction of a new...
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Downer secures A$71 million contract for Bruce Highway Upgrade in Australia
Downer secures A$71 million contract for Bruce Highway Upgrade in Australia Downer has been awarded the seal and asphalt works package for the Bruce Highway Upgrade – Caloundra Road to Sunshine Motorw...
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Grit Expectations as Councils and Road Authorities get set for ice and snow
Grit Expectations as Councils and Road Authorities get set for ice and snow With icy weather set to hit the UK later this week and into next week, and temperatures forecast to be well below zero, Tran...
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Ringway secures Bracknell Forest highway term services contract extension
Ringway secures Bracknell Forest highway term services contract extension Ringway has been awarded a fourth years’ contract extension by Bracknell Forest Council to provide highway term services acros...
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Wirtgen slipform pavers and TCM 180i texture curing machine perform on the A7
Wirtgen slipform pavers and TCM 180i texture curing machine perform on the A7 When placing dual-layer concrete on the A7, the Wirtgen paving train, comprising two SP 1500 slipform pavers and the TCM 1...
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