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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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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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