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Densford Civil wins $125m phase one Stephenson Avenue Extension in Perth
Densford Civil wins $125m phase one Stephenson Avenue Extension in Perth Local workers will begin construction this year on the Stephenson Avenue Extension after local company, Densford Civil Pty Ltd...
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Highways England shows-off M6 £43m junction improvement in Cheshire
Highways England shows-off M6 £43m junction improvement in Cheshire New aerial photographs of the M6 in Cheshire show how much progress Highways England has been making since it started a £43 million...
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Bribie Island Road $30.4m upgrade agreed in Queensland
Bribie Island Road $30.4m upgrade agreed in Queensland The Australian and Queensland Governments have locked in a $30.4 million, jointly-funded agreement to upgrade Bribie Island Road. Deputy Prime Mi...
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Highways England keeps M6 open with contraflows as huge gantries installed
Highways England keeps M6 open with contraflows as huge gantries installed Six motorway gantries which will house up-to-date technology to improve safety have been put up on a section of the M6 withou...
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STRABAG awarded follow-up contract for A3 motorway in Romania
STRABAG awarded follow-up contract for A3 motorway in Romania The European-based construction company STRABAG has been commissioned to build another section of the A3 motorway in Romania. The new orde...
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Sheffield City Region announces plans for 1,000 kilometres of walking and cycling routes
Sheffield City Region announces plans for 1,000 kilometres of walking and cycling routes The Sheffield City Region has published an ambitious plan to create a network of more than 620 miles of accessi...
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New ideas in cycling infrastructure
New ideas in cycling infrastructure With the current coronavirus situation making its mark on the world, many governments and authorities have had to rethink their entire approach in terms of alternat...
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Highways England searching for archaeologists for A303 upgrade near Stonehenge
Highways England searching for archaeologists for A303 upgrade near Stonehenge Highways England is today launching its search to find archaeological specialists to carry out excavation work ahead of t...
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Transport for the North welcomes £355m road scheme in Hull
Transport for the North welcomes £355m road scheme in Hull The Department for Transport has this week given final approval to the A63 Castle Street improvement scheme in Hull. Set to cost £355 million...
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SGL reaches I-4 milestone in Orlando with Interchange Ramps opening 3 months early
SGL reaches I-4 milestone in Orlando with Interchange Ramps opening 3 months early The joint venture of Skanska-Granite-Lane (SGL Constructors) has announced the opening of five new ramps, including t...
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Aggregate Industries completes major A14 works ahead of schedule
Aggregate Industries completes major A14 works ahead of schedule Leading construction and infrastructure player Aggregate Industries, working in collaboration with the A14 Integrated Delivery Team, ha...
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Western Australia calls for design and construction proposals for $93m highway project
Western Australia calls for design and construction proposals for $93m highway project Proposals for the design and construction of the $93 million Leach Highway and Welshpool Road Interchange projec...
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Peab awarded rehabilitation of E20 highway outside of Gothenburg
Peab awarded rehabilitation of E20 highway outside of Gothenburg Peab has been commissioned to rebuild four kilometers of the existing stretch of E20 between Tollered and Ingared outside of Gothenburg...
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A66 route announced for £1 billion Trans-Pennine dualling transformation
A66 route announced for £1 billion Trans-Pennine dualling transformation Major upgrades to a northern Trans-Pennine route are a step closer today with the official preferred route announced for the £1...
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Granite awarded $10m California Highway 1 paving contract
Granite awarded $10m California Highway 1 paving contract Granite has been awarded a contract in Mendocino County, California for the Highway 1 Overlay near Gualala by the California Department of Tra...
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North Brisbane unveils $2.1 billion congestion-busting road plan
North Brisbane unveils $2.1 billion congestion-busting road plan Australia has unveiled a $2.1 billion congestion-busting road plan for Moreton Bay and North Brisbane commuters. The job boosting plan...
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Rodin Cars resurfaces and widens private test tracks in New Zealand
Rodin Cars resurfaces and widens private test tracks in New Zealand Exclusive single-seater performance brand, Rodin Cars, has completed a substantial upgrade to its dedicated test tracks with a full...
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Australia’s $1 billion Gold Coast Pacific Motorway project gets underway
Australia’s $1 billion Gold Coast Pacific Motorway project gets underway Works have started on the $1 billion Pacific Motorway upgrade from Varsity Lakes to Tugun, the Gold Coast’s largest road...
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Fixing potholes is essential work for now and the future
Fixing potholes is essential work for now and the future Vehicle repairs cost due to pothole damage are huge with UK drivers spending £4.09 billion a year on car damage caused by potholes and it’s est...
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Mozambique and African Development Bank finance Mueda-Negomano road phase II
Mozambique and African Development Bank finance Mueda-Negomano road phase II The Government of Mozambique and the African Development Bank have signed a protocol agreement for a $34 million grant for...
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Highways England completes Britain’s biggest A14 project eight months early
Highways England completes Britain’s biggest A14 project eight months early Britain’s biggest road-building project, the A14 is opening for traffic eight months ahead of schedule, Highways Engla...
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ADB finances $177m for road construction in Maharashtra State
ADB finances $177m for road construction in Maharashtra State The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $177 million loan to India to upgrade 450 kilometers (km) of state highways and major dist...
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M56 Manchester to Wales motorway set for £12 million improvements
M56 Manchester to Wales motorway set for £12 million improvements The motorway which links Manchester to North Wales is getting £12 million worth of improvements to provide better journeys for drivers...
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Fugro wins A9 motorway widening contract in the Netherlands
Fugro wins A9 motorway widening contract in the Netherlands Fugro has been awarded a 3-year contract for an extensive geotechnical campaign and subsequent design work as part of the A9 motorway upgrad...
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M6 Stage 1 construction tender released in New South Wales
M6 Stage 1 construction tender released in New South Wales Australian Minister for Roads Andrew Constance today announced the NSW Government will call for tender applications to help build the new ‘mi...
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KfW IPEX-Bank and MEAG financing A3 motorway expansion in northern Bavaria
KfW IPEX-Bank and MEAG financing A3 motorway expansion in northern Bavaria As part of an international consortium, KfW IPEX-Bank and MEAG are financing the six-lane expansion of federal motorway 3 (A3...
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EOI opened for $231m Torrens Road level crossing project in South Australia
EOI opened for $231m Torrens Road level crossing project in South Australia The Australian Governments are continuing to support jobs and local businesses by delivering crucial infrastructure across S...
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New Woolloongabba PDA set to drive Cross River Rail in Queensland, Australia
New Woolloongabba PDA set to drive Cross River Rail in Queensland, Australia A new priority development area (PDA) has been declared in Woolloongabba to support construction of the next inner-city tra...
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AIIB finances $404m to improve 56km of Bangladesh’s National Highway N2
AIIB finances $404m to improve 56km of Bangladesh’s National Highway N2 The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a US$404-million loan to improve Bangladesh’s intercity trave...
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Colas awarded Hampshire County Council framework continuation
Colas awarded Hampshire County Council framework continuation Colas is delighted to have been awarded a place on the Hampshire County Council – Generation 4-1 Civil Engineering, Highways and Transport...
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Colas team is keeping Lincolnshire roads safe for key workers during pandemic
Colas team is keeping Lincolnshire roads safe for key workers during pandemic From the 1 April 2020, Colas Limited will take to the streets as one of Lincolnshire County Council’s new highways c...
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The first Solar Road may have failed, but they still have a bright future
The first Solar Road may have failed, but they still have a bright future Just three years after it was built, Normandy’s 0.6 mile solar-powered road was deemed a total failure. Consisting of 30,000 s...
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Utility excavation searches on the rise for highways projects in the UK
Utility excavation searches on the rise for highways projects in the UK Richard Broome, Managing Director at Linesearch BeforeUdig (LSBUD), the nation’s leading online asset search facility, discusses...
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Ringway Jacobs secures 5-year extension to Essex CC Integrated Highway Partnership
Ringway Jacobs secures 5-year extension to Essex CC Integrated Highway Partnership Ringway Jacobs, the leading integrated highways service provider to UK local authorities, secures the maximum five-ye...
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Eurasian Development Bank finances US$95m for Big Almaty Ring Road in Kazakhstan
Eurasian Development Bank finances US$95m for Big Almaty Ring Road in Kazakhstan The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) signed an agreement on the general terms and conditions for financing the construct...
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Northern UK road schemes awarded funding in local transport revolution
Northern UK road schemes awarded funding in local transport revolution Projects to enhance four economically important roads across the North have been awarded development funding this week as part of...
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The Transtec Group leads Pavement Design for the SH 249 Extension Project
The Transtec Group leads Pavement Design for the SH 249 Extension Project Pavement engineering firm The Transtec Group is the lead pavement designer for the Texas State Highway (SH) 249 Extension Proj...
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VINCI Highways and Cofiroute USA win contract for 91 Express Lanes in California
VINCI Highways and Cofiroute USA win contract for 91 Express Lanes in California VINCI Highways (VINCI Concessions), via its subsidiary Cofiroute USA, was selected by Orange County Transportation Auth...
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AIIB makes first investment in Russia with US$500 million Transport Project
AIIB makes first investment in Russia with US$500 million Transport Project The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved its first investment in the Russian Federation to improve trans...
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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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