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AfDB invests €345 million for road construction in Kenya and Tanzania
AfDB invests €345 million for road construction in Kenya and Tanzania Tanzania and Kenya will benefit from €345 million in financing for road construction support, approved by the African Development...
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EBRD investment to double capacity of 202km road connecting Ulaanbaatar and Darkhan
EBRD investment to double capacity of 202km road connecting Ulaanbaatar and Darkhan The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing to improve the regional integration and int...
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EBRD investing US$150m in Tajikistan for infrastructure development
EBRD investing US$150m in Tajikistan for infrastructure development The people of the Rasht Valley in eastern Tajikistan will soon benefit from better regional transport links, connectivity, and new e...
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DB Group achieve 77 percent CO2 reduction using Cemfree concrete on M25 pilot project
DB Group achieve 77 percent CO2 reduction using Cemfree concrete on M25 pilot project Working on behalf of Connect Plus, a team from Jackson, DB Group and Axtell have achieved a 77% reduction in CO² b...
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UK can expect road charging, traffic free cities and not a self-driving car in sight?
UK can expect road charging, traffic free cities and not a self-driving car in sight? UK drivers should brace themselves for change: life on the roads is going to get harder and more expensive over th...
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Siemens Mobility supplying signals for M5 junction improvement programme
Siemens Mobility supplying signals for M5 junction improvement programme Siemens Mobility Limited has been awarded a contract by civil engineering contractor Alun Griffiths to supply, test and commiss...
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Highways England holding information events for major Knutsford M6 junction works
Highways England holding information events for major Knutsford M6 junction works Motorway users and people living around the M6 at Knutsford in Cheshire can find out more about the £43 million juncti...
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On National Pothole Day TRL calls for engineers to solve the causes not just the symptoms
On National Pothole Day TRL calls for engineers to solve the causes not just the symptoms Today marks National Pothole Day 2020 – an event that aims to raise awareness of the condition of the nation’s...
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It’s National Pothole Day in Britain – The Vital Statistics
It’s National Pothole Day in Britain – The Vital Statistics As part of National Pothole Day (15th January) the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has published an updated compendiu...
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MobileWorxs supports National Pothole Day with Mobile 3D imaging solution
MobileWorxs supports National Pothole Day with Mobile 3D imaging solution In support of National Pothole day on Wednesday, 15th January this year, MobileWorxs lends its support by highlighting its 3D...
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Skanska wins £143m contract for M42 scheme in first UK Regional Partnership
Skanska wins £143m contract for M42 scheme in first UK Regional Partnership Skanska has signed a deal with Highways England worth £143 million for the delivery of the M42 Junction 6 improvement scheme...
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EBRD finances Montenegro main road upgrade
EBRD finances Montenegro main road upgrade As part of its effort to improve regional integration in the Western Balkans, the EBRD is extending €15 million for the reconstruction and upgrade of the roa...
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AIIB makes first investment in Russia with $500m transport project
AIIB makes first investment in Russia with $500m transport project The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved its first investment in the Russian Federation to improve transport conn...
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Wirtgen W 210 Fi large milling machine is a master of efficiency
Wirtgen W 210 Fi large milling machine is a master of efficiency Achieving high quality at low costs and a reliable assistant at hand – for milling machine operators the new Wirtgen large milling mach...
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The 2000 year discovery at Ebbsfleet Garden City bridge
The 2000 year discovery at Ebbsfleet Garden City bridge Artefacts thought to date back 2000 years were discovered at the site where a new bridge is being built. A Roman ear cleaner and tweezers were f...
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World Bank approves major road upgrade for Timor-Leste
World Bank approves major road upgrade for Timor-Leste The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$59 million credit to begin rehabilitating the 44.3km road corridor from Gleno to...
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CABEI approves US$245.8m for road infrastructure in El Salvador
CABEI approves US$245.8m for road infrastructure in El Salvador CABEI, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration has approved a loan for US$245.8 million to the Republic of El Salvador for th...
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Final section of new M11 motorway between Moscow and Saint Petersburg opened
Final section of new M11 motorway between Moscow and Saint Petersburg opened The final section (Section 8) of the new Moscow – Saint Petersburg (M11) motorway was officially opened on 27 November 2019...
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Australia investing A$1 billion for road infrastructure in Victoria
Australia investing A$1 billion for road infrastructure in Victoria A federal and state infrastructure package in Australia will boost the Victorian economy with more than $1 billion in project fundin...
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Western Australia receives $940m funding to improve Infrastructure
Western Australia receives $940m funding to improve Infrastructure The Western Australia economy will receive a $940 million boost from additional Federal and State infrastructure funding over the nex...
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EIB supporting €450m Ukraine road infrastructure upgrade
EIB supporting €450m Ukraine road infrastructure upgrade The EIB (European Investment Bank) has agreed to provide a loan of €450m to finance new road construction and road network rehabilitation along...
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EBRD commits support for Ukraine road infrastructure
EBRD commits support for Ukraine road infrastructure The EBRD and the government of Ukraine intend to deepen their cooperation in the development of the country’s road infrastructure. More and better...
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Sacyr financing $185m of the Puerta de Hierro highway in Colombia
Sacyr financing $185m of the Puerta de Hierro highway in Colombia Sacyr Concesiones has completed the financial closure of the concession of the Puerta de Hierro – Palmar de Varela and Carreto-C...
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Wirtgen Autopilot 2.0 speeds up Concrete Paving Projects
Wirtgen Autopilot 2.0 speeds up Concrete Paving Projects A concrete contractor from Virginia is one of the first companies in North America to upgrade to the new Wirtgen AutoPilot 2.0 for stringless c...
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Miles Macadam resurfaces England’s oldest and largest Salt Mine
Miles Macadam resurfaces England’s oldest and largest Salt Mine North West based specialist surfacing company, Miles Macadam has completed resurfacing works at Winsford rock salt mine – Br...
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ADB finances $490m in India to Upgrade Madhya Pradesh Roads
ADB finances $490m in India to Upgrade Madhya Pradesh Roads The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $490 million loan as part of a $904 million public–private partnership (PPP) project to impr...
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ADB funds $195m for improvements to trade corridors in Nepal
ADB funds $195m for improvements to trade corridors in Nepal The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $195 million loan to improve the highway between Pokhara and Mugling in Nepal, which links...
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SOCOTEC undertakes works for major Welsh road improvement scheme
SOCOTEC undertakes works for major Welsh road improvement scheme SOCOTEC has taken on the role of principal contractor for ground investigation works along part of the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road S...
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Costain awarded new contracts across the UK Highways sector
Costain awarded new contracts across the UK Highways sector Costain, the smart infrastructure solutions company, has been awarded a range of new highways contracts in the last quarter, totalling over...
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Highways England starts survey for a new Merseyside bypass
Highways England starts survey for a new Merseyside bypass Environmental specialists have begun carrying out surveys as part of design work for a new Merseyside bypass to the Port of Liverpool. Contra...
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Belt and Road Initiative is the world’s largest infrastructure and investment project
Belt and Road Initiative is the world’s largest infrastructure and investment project Volvo Construction Equipment (VolvoCE) takes on its most ambitious project yet: the development of China’s v...
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EBRD road projects in Georgia and Tajikistan are highlighting drone potential
EBRD road projects in Georgia and Tajikistan are highlighting drone potential Are we on the cusp of a new era for the transport sector, one driven by disruptive technologies, such as the aerial survey...
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SWARCO Traffic helps ease traffic flow at the Southampton Ocean Cruise Terminal
SWARCO Traffic helps ease traffic flow at the Southampton Ocean Cruise Terminal Intelligent Variable Message Sign (VMS) technology from SWARCO Traffic Ltd is helping to better manage traffic flow at t...
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Australia announces massive road maintenance blitz for Victoria roads
Australia announces massive road maintenance blitz for Victoria roads The Australian Government has announced more than $870 million to improve the hundreds of freeways, arterial and country roads in...
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South Africa is embracing the benefits of Plastic Roads
South Africa is embracing the benefits of Plastic Roads The South African Department of Science and Innovation together with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research are hard at work on an e...
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Highways England brings new way of working to the East of England
Highways England brings new way of working to the East of England A new way of maintaining and improving motorways and major A roads in the East of England launched on Tuesday. The new approach will s...
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EIB investing €151 million for better and safer road networks in Lebanon
EIB investing €151 million for better and safer road networks in Lebanon The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) signed a financing agreement of €15...
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Highways England gets green light for major M6 roundabout improvement
Highways England gets green light for major M6 roundabout improvement A multi-million-pound transformation of a key motorway junction in Cheshire will get underway next year after the Government gave...
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Evo-Chev Passive Chevrons installed at Heathrow Airport
Evo-Chev Passive Chevrons installed at Heathrow Airport A number of Evo-Chev passive chevrons made by TMP Solutions have been installed as part of a road refurbishment scheme near Terminal 5 at Heathr...
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Data sharing project trial aims to reduce damage to underground cables
Data sharing project trial aims to reduce damage to underground cables A unique project will produce the most accurate picture ever of cables hidden under UK streets, and help reduce the risk of digge...
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Operation Pennine patrolling the M62 to improve road safety
Operation Pennine patrolling the M62 to improve road safety A month of action to improve safety called Operation Pennine will patrol on one of the most important routes across England starting on Mond...
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Galliford Try wins major road upgrade Highways England contracts
Galliford Try wins major road upgrade Highways England contracts The latest in a series of Highways England contracts to carry out up to £8.7 billion of work on England’s motorways and major roads has...
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North Macedonia motorway improvements get green light with EBRD €13m loan
North Macedonia motorway improvements get green light with EBRD €13m loan The citizens of North Macedonia will benefit from a more efficient and greener highway network thanks to a €13 million Europea...
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Topcon machine control enables Contractor to meet challenges in Saskatoon
Topcon machine control enables Contractor to meet challenges in Saskatoon Many are attracted to the yin and yang lifestyle of having a cozy country home with easy access to the excitement of a vibrant...
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Highways projects still putting the UK’s underground infrastructure at risk
Highways projects still putting the UK’s underground infrastructure at risk A record 62% of all UK excavation work, including highways projects, is now preceded by a thorough search for undergro...
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Highways England introduces hydraulic piling rigs for quieter roadworks
Highways England introduces hydraulic piling rigs for quieter roadworks People living near a major Highways England roads project have benefitted from new quieter roadworks as hydraulic piling equipme...
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Sweco sets out their vision for mobility and transport in Belgium
Sweco sets out their vision for mobility and transport in Belgium As part of a consortium, Sweco will provide process guidance and set out the mobility vision for several transport regions in Belgium....
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ADB funds 58km of the Baucau – Venilale – Viqueque road corridor in Timor-Leste
ADB funds 58km of the Baucau – Venilale – Viqueque road corridor in Timor-Leste The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Timor-Leste participated in a groundbreaking ceremony...
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Monash Freeway upgrade gets extra 36km of new lanes in Australia
Monash Freeway upgrade gets extra 36km of new lanes in Australia An extra 36 kilometers of new lanes will be added to the Monash Freeway under a joint Australian and Victorian Government plan to bust...
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Extra Smart Motorway lanes are saving drivers 40 minutes each week
Extra Smart Motorway lanes are saving drivers 40 minutes each week Extra lanes and new technology on one of England’s busiest stretches of smart motorway are saving commuters up to 40 minutes each wee...
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