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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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Highways England to start £5 million works on the A585 junction in Lancashire
Highways England to start £5 million works on the A585 junction in Lancashire Highways England’s £5 million project to transform Norcross roundabout – one of the busiest junctions along the A585...
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Hounslow Highways improves customer experience with new FixMyStreet reporting App
Hounslow Highways improves customer experience with new FixMyStreet reporting App Ringway Hounslow Highways has launched an innovative new customer-focused reporting service with FixMyStreet. The new...
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Next generation of digital road message signs a UK first for Costain and SWARCO
Next generation of digital road message signs a UK first for Costain and SWARCO Marking an industry first, Costain and SWARCO have collaborated to develop and install the next generation of digital ro...
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Highways England restoring historic mileposts in Yorkshire
Highways England restoring historic mileposts in Yorkshire Six stone and cast-iron mileposts across roadsides in Yorkshire have been restored, protecting a historical feature and enhancing cultural he...
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Ferrovial to build and operate $910m extension to North Tarrant Express in Texas
Ferrovial to build and operate $910m extension to North Tarrant Express in Texas Ferrovial, through a consortium led by its toll road subsidiary Cintra Infraestructuras, is to build and operate a new...
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Wirtgen W150CF mills the way for new Bus Rapid Transit in Torreón, Mexico
Wirtgen W150CF mills the way for new Bus Rapid Transit in Torreón, Mexico A Wirtgen W150CF compact milling machine, equipped with new 1,800-mm milling drum assembly, mills the entire road pavement alo...
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Highways England holding biggest ever emergency exercise on the M62 this weekend
Highways England holding biggest ever emergency exercise on the M62 this weekend One of the biggest ever motorway emergency exercise will take place on the M62 this weekend to help improve responses t...
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Miles Macadam complete resurfacing project at the historic Circus in Bath
Miles Macadam complete resurfacing project at the historic Circus in Bath Specialist surfacing company, Miles Macadam, has completed resurfacing works for Bath & North East Somerset Council and Vo...
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Islamic Development Bank approves $325m for projects in member countries
Islamic Development Bank approves $325m for projects in member countries The Board of Executive Directors of Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has approved several projects worth US $325 million for Bur...
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AfDB and Ethiopia sign $98m grant for first phase of Ethiopia-Djibouti transport corridor
AfDB and Ethiopia sign $98m grant for first phase of Ethiopia-Djibouti transport corridor The government of Ethiopia and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) have signed a $98 million grant agree...
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ADB approves $415m loan for North to South Road Corridor in Georgia
ADB approves $415m loan for North to South Road Corridor in Georgia The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $415 million loan to Georgia to build a new highway as part of a wider government pr...
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Honduras strengthens road and productive integration with CABEI support
Honduras strengthens road and productive integration with CABEI support Dr. Dante Mossi, the Executive President of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) has carried out a site vi...
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£78m M6 junction 10 upgrade to start in the Autumn in UK
£78m M6 junction 10 upgrade to start in the Autumn in UK A £78 million upgrade of the M6 junction 10, which will ease congestion and speed up journeys for the thousands of drivers who use it every day...
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Highways England starts search for team to deliver A303 upgrade near Stonehenge
Highways England starts search for team to deliver A303 upgrade near Stonehenge Highways England is today launching its search to find potential contractors for the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down schem...
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Tender opens for the Sydney Gateway airport project
Tender opens for the Sydney Gateway airport project The toll-free Sydney Gateway Airport Project will make it easier and quicker for motorists to travel to Sydney Airport. Sydney Gateway will provide...
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Highways England starts awarding £8.7 billion in contracts for major road upgrades
Highways England starts awarding £8.7 billion in contracts for major road upgrades The first in a series of contracts with supply chain partners to carry out up to £8.7 billion of work on England’s mo...
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Tarmac takes the chequered flag for Silverstone resurfacing
Tarmac takes the chequered flag for Silverstone resurfacing Tarmac’s new asphalt surface at Silverstone was the stage for high drama as Lewis Hamilton clinched a record sixth British Grand Prix victor...
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Go Plant Fleet Services supports key A14 road improvement project in the UK
Go Plant Fleet Services supports key A14 road improvement project in the UK Go Plant Fleet Services has been carrying out a major road sweeping operation on Highways England’s £1.5 billion A14 Cambrid...
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Highways England on the right lines to make ghost markings disappear
Highways England on the right lines to make ghost markings disappear Ghost markings and blacked out lines on the road, which can confuse drivers, could become a thing of the past thanks to Highways En...
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Highways England’s winning formula on track to tackle F1 traffic
Highways England’s winning formula on track to tackle F1 traffic With a crowd of more than 340,000 spectators and more than 125,000 vehicles heading to the Formula 1 British Grand Prix this week...
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Abu Dhabi Roads Infrastructure – Connecting Cultures and Enabling Economies
Abu Dhabi Roads Infrastructure – Connecting Cultures and Enabling Economies From having no paved streets to building some of the world’s best, most modern, fully integrated and sustainable road...
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World Bank supports Rajasthan state highway network with $250m
World Bank supports Rajasthan state highway network with $250m The Government of India, Government of Rajasthan and the World Bank today signed a US$250 million loan agreement for the Rajasthan State...
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ADF supports Eastern Corridor Development Programme in Ghana with $81.7m loan
ADF supports Eastern Corridor Development Programme in Ghana with $81.7m loan The African Development Fund (ADF) has approved an $81.67 million loan to co-finance sections of the 695-km Eastern Corrid...
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Innovative Highways England road signs go multilingual
Innovative Highways England road signs go multilingual Electronic message signs have gone all multilingual in a ground-breaking initiative to improve roadworks information for lorry drivers. Highways...
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Transformation taking shape on the I-4 Ultimate SR 408 Interchange in Orlando
Transformation taking shape on the I-4 Ultimate SR 408 Interchange in Orlando At 120 feet high at its highest point, intricate flyover bridging is becoming a signature landmark of the I-4 Ultimate pro...
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Queensland jobs boosted by $23b investment in roads and transport infrastructure
Queensland jobs boosted by $23b investment in roads and transport infrastructure More than 21,500 Queensland jobs will be supported by a record $23 billion investment in roads and transport infrastruc...
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Ringway to deliver UK East Region Maintenance and Response contract for 15 years
Ringway to deliver UK East Region Maintenance and Response contract for 15 years Highways England has appointed Ringway as its Contractor for its East Region (formerly Areas 6 & 8) to undertake th...
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Eurovia helping deliver £15m Transport for Buckinghamshire highways programme
Eurovia helping deliver £15m Transport for Buckinghamshire highways programme Eurovia Surfacing and Eurovia Specialist Treatments (EST) with Transport for Buckinghamshire are to improve more than 100...
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DOKA’s technical skills put to the test on the Doha Orbital Highway project
DOKA’s technical skills put to the test on the Doha Orbital Highway project Doka’s recent work on the new Doha Orbital Highway shows how a combination of slick logistics and technical supervisio...
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ADB funded roads in Fiji helping to revive their rural economy
ADB funded roads in Fiji helping to revive their rural economy The Fiji road network is being repaired and upgraded to improve mobility, safety, and climate change resilience. ADB is helping to finan...
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Highways England A428 upgrade saves commuters up to 90 minutes
Highways England A428 upgrade saves commuters up to 90 minutes Updated plans to transform one of the busiest road links in the East of England have gone on show today. Commuters using the A428 between...
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Why the UK faces a perfect storm on motorway bridge safety
Why the UK faces a perfect storm on motorway bridge safety Concrete has been the mainstay of motorway bridge construction for decades and has a wealth of benefits. It’s durable, versatile, and consist...
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M62 Motorway upgrade to speed up journeys enters the latest phase
M62 Motorway upgrade to speed up journeys enters the latest phase A major project to provide quicker and more reliable journeys for drivers on the M62 near Warrington will enter its latest phase early...
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RSTA and PwC predict £50bn Council funding black hole for road maintenance
RSTA and PwC predict £50bn Council funding black hole for road maintenance Predictions that councils in England could face a funding black hole of over £50bn over the next six years would see even les...
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