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New Zealand safety improvements planned for State Highway 34
New Zealand safety improvements planned for State Highway 34 A project to improve safety for road users on a stretch of rural State Highway 34 west of Te Teko to Kawerau in the Bay of Plenty, New Zeal...
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The World Bank is supporting Indiaβs new railway freight corridor
The World Bank is supporting Indiaβs New Railway Freight Corridor India’s Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) program is building dedicated freight-only railway lines along highly congested transpo...
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Wales looks forward to a new bridge over the Menai Straits
Wales looks forward to a new bridge over the Menai Straits Thomas Telfordβs original Menai Suspension Bridge opened in 1826 and Robert Stephensonβs Britannia Tubular Bridge followed in 1850 to carry r...
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Hong Kong tender for highway, tunnel and flyover projects issued
Hong Kong tender for highway, tunnel and flyover projects issued The Highways Department of Hong Kong is inviting bids for work on the Central Kowloon Route – Yau Ma Tei East project, which incl...
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Netherlands awards US$525 million contract for road and tunnel scheme
Netherlands awards US$525 million contract for road and tunnel scheme The province of South Holland in the Netherlands has awarded a US$ 525M (β¬492m) contract for construction of the first part of the...
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Saudi Arabia funds Pakistanβs Expressway to connect Chakdara with Kalam
Saudi Arabia funds Pakistanβs Swat Expressway to connect Chakdara with Kalam Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide US$ 50 million (Rs3.4 billion) in financial aid to Pakistan for the construction of the...
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Kenya issues Consultancy Tender forΒ Road Safety Imrovement Project
Kenya issues Consultancy Tender forΒ Sirari Corridor Accessibility and Road Safety Improvement Project Request for Expression of Interest (EOI) (Consultancy Services) –Β Tender No. KeNHA/1363/2016...
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Heathrow on-track as Government outlines policy for third runway
Heathrow expansion on-track for delivery as Government publishes draft National Policy Statement Heathrowβs expansion programme has passed its first delivery milestone and is advancing on schedule as...
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AfDB funds US$40.8 million for Benin and Togo coastal road upgrade
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have approved a US$40.8 Million loan on Friday 16th December 2016 to the Republics of Benin and Togo to finance the upgrading of a 30-kilo...
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Kenya applies for financing for Kenya to Uganda road rehabilitation project
Multi-national Uganda to Kenya, Kapchorwa β Suam β Kitale & Eldoret Town bypass roads project lot 2 – upgrading of Kitale Endebess Suam tender no. kenha/1474/2016 1. The Government of the Re...
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Agence Française de Développement funds Mombasa Airport works in Kenya
Kenya Transport Sector Support ProjectΒ – Rehabilitation of Airside Pavements and Airfield Ground Lighting System at Moi International Airport, Mombasa, Kenya The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) t...
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Building Information Modelling (BIM) to createΒ map of Germanyβs roads
Building Information Modelling (BIM) to createΒ map of Germanyβs roads Hochtief subsidiary ViCon and its partners have won a German Government contract to create a 3D digital map of the countryβs road...
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Β£10m contract awarded for 13km road to haul steel in Liberia
Gangra Haul Road Project UK Contractor – Dawnus International has been awarded its third contract in Liberia for the Β£10m Gangra Haul Road project for the worldβs largest steel manufacturer β Ar...
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240 Km Railway Link between Dhaka and Payra Port in Bangladesh
Bangladesh High Capacity Railway Project promoted by DP Rail Ltd. A joint venture team consisting of Rendel Consultancy and OTB Engineering in association with HR Wallingford, Railway Engineering Asso...
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Britainβs HS2 Β£2.75 billion High Speed Rail to go out to Contract
The UK Department for Transport is to open up bidding for a contract to build up to 60 trains, capable of speeds of about 225mph, for the new HS2 high-speed rail network. The contract valued at around...
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Uganda Standard Gauge Railway Project
Uganda Standard Gauge Railway Project The Uganda government Minister of Works and Transport – Monica Azuba announced that Uganda contractors will participate in the proposed Standard Gauge Railw...
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AfDB supports Comoros Islands road infrastructure upgrade for economic diversification
AfDB supports Road infrastructure upgrade for economic diversification in the Comoros Islands The African Development Bank Group will help the Union of Comoros Government to diversify its economy with...
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China funding Uganda’s Kampala to Malaba rail network project
China funding Uganda’s Kampala to Malaba rail network project Construction is due to commence this year on a 237 km electrified standard-gauge railway line linking the Uganda capital of Kampala...
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AfDB loans US$245m forΒ Uganda to Rwanda Transport Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved US$ 245 million in loans and grants to the Governments of Uganda and Rwanda to finance a transport project that will boost regional trade and decongest tra...
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167 km Expressway proposal linking Cambodia and Vietnam
167 km Expressway proposal linking Cambodia & Vietnam Sun Chanthol the Cambodia Minister of Transport and Vietnamese Minister of Transport Truong Quang Nghia held talks on the 11th January 2017 re...
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Limpopo Province needs US$660 Million for road construction
Limpopo Province needs US$660 Million for Road Construction The South African roads sector has been facing many funding and skills challenges resulting from an infrastructure backlog amounting to almo...
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Asian Development BankΒ approves US$106.5m for Vietnam road projects
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$106.51 million loan to support the development of the five Viet Nam Development Triangle Area (VDTA) provinces β Binh Phuoc, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Gia L...
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Tanzania awarded AfDB loan for consultancy and design for bridge and bypass
The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has received loans from the African Development Bank (AfDB) towards the cost of undertaking their Transport Sector Support Programme (TSSP) and intend...
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Kenya applies to AfDB for rehabilitation of the Uganda – Kenya roads project tender
The Government of the Republic of Kenya has applied for financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB) towards the cost of the rehabilitation and upgrading of the Multi-national Uganda – Ken...
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Ethiopia applies for AfDB funding for 160.7km road programme
The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has applied for financing from the African Development Bank towards the cost of the Ethiopia Integrated Road Transport Programme Phase-I,...
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Serbia receives US$290m for 1,100km of Road Rehabilitation and Safety Projects
Serbia receives US$290m for 1,100km of Road Rehabilitation and Safety Projects The project will support the rehabilitation and safety of about 1,100 km of Serbiaβs major roads over the next five years...
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SYSTRA and AECOM win the Dubai Tram extension
SYSTRA & AECOM win the Dubai Tram extension The Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai has just awarded phases 2 and 3 for the extension of their iconic Light Rail Transit system to SYSTRA, a worl...
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World Bank gives Laos US$25m to strengthen and climate-proof rural roads
The World Bankβs Board of Executive Directors approved a US$25 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Laos (Lao Peoples Democratic Republic) toΒ strengthen its road...
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Namibia’s Northern regions allocated US$39.1 million for road rehabilitation
Namibiaβs Roads Authority (RA) has allocated a massive US$39.1 million for road rehabilitation in the regions of Oshana, Ohangwena, and Oshikoto, as well as the two Kavango regions. The programme has...
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ADB finances Bhutan Northern Bypass Road
The Kingdom of Bhutan has received a grant from Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of South Asia Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Road Connectivity Project. Part of this grant will...
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African Development Bank funding major road developments in Cameroon
Development of the Mintom-Lele-Ntam-Mbalam Road (Congo border) and facilitation of the Yaoundé – Brazzaville Transport Corridor The Republic of Cameroon has received a loan from the African Deve...
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World Bank fundingΒ new two-lane National Highway and 4 bridgesΒ in Afghanistan
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Trans-Hindukush Road Connectivity Project (THRCP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward...
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World Bank approves US$235 million for the Bihar Rural Roads Project in India
The World Bank today approved a US$ 235 million credit for the Bihar Rural Roads Project to improve and effectively manage the state’s rural road network. TheΒ Bihar Rural Roads projectΒ will supp...
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Tanzaniaβs Magole to Turiani Highway will be completed on time
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has announced that the long awaited Magole to Turiani highway in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania will be completed on time by September 2017. T...
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US construction firm Bechtel keen to build Kenyaβs 485 km six-lane highway
Kenyaβs six-lane highway from Nairobi to Mombasa highway project At the US-Africa Business Forum in New York Elizabeth Littlefield, head of the US Governmentβs Overseas Private Investment Corporation...
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Kenya plans US$99m International Airport in Embu County
Kenyan Area-Governor Martin Wambora has announced plans to construct a major international airport in Embu County, which is in the Eastern part of the country at a cost of US$99 Million. Governor Wamb...
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ADB approves US$198m for 77km road upgrade in Uzbekistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $198 million loan to help upgrade and widen 77 kilometres (km) of the existing Karshi-Shakhrisabz-Kitab highway in Kashkadarya province, southeast of Uz...
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Egypt & Saudi Arabia to build 30 mile bridge over the Red Sea
Egypt & Saudi Arabia to build 30 mile bridge over the Red Sea Egypt and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement to build a bridge over the Red Sea from Ras Nasrani, which is close to the Egyptian re...
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African Development Bank Group approves US$800 million to improve urban transport in Abidjan
African Development Bank Group approves US$800 million to improve urban transport in Abidjan The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a loan of 769.78 million e...
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Malaysia to Singapore High-Speed railway approved for bidding
Malaysia and Singapore have signed an agreement that paves the way for bidding for an international High-Speed rail line between Malaysia’s capital city Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. The 350km Hig...
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Abidjan to Lagos Corridor Highway Project spans 5 West African Countries
Abidjan to Lagos Corridor Highway Project spans 5 West African Countries The AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND (ADF) is financing an estimated US$15.59 million study cost for the development of the Abidjan...
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US$74.9m Highway upgrade to connect Mozambique and Tanzania
US$ 74.9M Highway upgrade to connect Mozambique and Tanzania The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved US$ 71.8M grant and USD 3.1M loan to the Government of Mozambique for the construction of a 70...
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British Government announced over Β£1.3b in road improvements for the United Kingdom
The British Government has announced details of over Β£1.3 billion in road improvements for the United Kingdom As part of the Β£1.3 billion fund, the government is providing Β£925 million, which highways...
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22 US States approve US$ 201 billion for Transportation projects
Voters in 22 States have approved ballot measures that will see US$ 201 billion in fundingΒ going to State and local Transportation projects. According to an analysis by the American Road & Transpo...
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AfDB commits US$92.9m to open up access to Southern Ethiopia
AfDB commits US$92.9m to open up access to Southern Ethiopia On Wednesday 7th December of 2016 in Abidjan, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved USD 57.6M grant...
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Kyrgyz Republic Sign Agreement for North-South Alternate Road Corridor Rehabilitation
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic today signed the financing agreement amounting to $95.1 million to rehabilitate a section of the North-South Alternate Road C...
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ADB approves loan for 160km of road projects in Nepal
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $186.8 million loan to upgrade 160 kilometres (km) of Nepalβs strategic road network and improve the countryβs domestic and regional transport connectiv...
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Heathrow reveals team that will design the airportβs sustainable expansion
Seven companies have been contracted by Heathrow to design plans for the airportβs sustainable expansion. They will help deliver one of the most leading-edge airport operations in the world. The group...
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Contract awarded for KΔpiti Expressway in New Zealand
The New Zealand Transport Agency has awarded a contract to Fletcher Construction for the next section of the KΔpiti Expressway in New Zealand. The contract for involves the construction of the 13km st...
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India approves 476km of Highways projects totalling US$884m
Twelve National Highway projects On the 15th November 2016, the Indian Government approved twelve National Highway projects totalling 476 km with a value of Rs 6,067.9 crore (US$884m). The projects ar...
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