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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 Telfordโs original Menai Suspension Bridge opened in 1826 and Robert Stephensonโs Britannia Tubular Bridge followed in 1850 to carry r...
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Concrete and asphalt from a single source asย Wirtgen machines rehabilitateย Germany’s A5
Concrete and asphalt from a single source asย Wirtgen machines rehabilitateย Germany’s A5 These days, highways surfaced exclusively with concrete or asphalt are something of a rarity in Germany, p...
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Trinity, a giantย bridge building machine finishes work on the Mersey Gateway
Trinity, a giantย bridge-building machine finishes work on the Mersey Gateway in England Trinity, one of the Mersey Gatewayโs two giant bridge-building machines, has finished work in Widnes marking ano...
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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 (โฌ492m) contract for construction of the first part of the...
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Worldโs highest bridge on the Guanxing Highway opens in Southwest China
Theย Beipanjiang Bridge on the Guanxing Highway near Xingbei Town (Xinbeizhen), Zhenfeng County, Guizhou Province,ย Southwest Chinaย is nowย the worldโs highest bridge. The bridge opened to traffic on the...
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Saudi Arabia funds Pakistanโs Expressway to connect Chakdara with Kalam
Saudi Arabia funds Pakistanโs 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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New terminal for Julius Nyerere International Airport in Tanzania
New terminal for Julius Nyerere International Airport in Tanzania Prof Makame Mbarawa – the Tanzania Minister for Works, Transport and Communications recently stated that the construction of the...
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Caterpillar rolling out new machines and technology at Las Vegas CONEXPO 2017
Caterpillar will present its extensive line up of machines and technology and its unmatched customer support capabilities at this years CONEXPO-CON/AGG – 7 to 11 March 2017. With 40 machines on...
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Antarctic research station Halley VI creates its own highway in the snow
Roads just donโt work in Antarctica, not only is it far too cold, the shifting ice and heavy snow cover make them impossible. For the scientists and their teams, snow mobiles, snowcats and other track...
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Australian Concrete Curb Experts – this is how it’s done!
Acrobatics aren’t usually part of a tradesman’s job, but these Australian Concrete Curb Experts have found a unique way to make a perfectly smooth curb in no time at all. This video was po...
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Ammannโs Plates, Compactors and Plant featured at SaMoTer in Italy
Ammannโs Rammers, Plates, Compactors and Plant featured at SaMoTer in Italy Ammann will be showcasing their product line at this yearโs SaMoTer building machinery exhibition in Verona, Italy, from 22-...
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Kenya issues Consultancy Tender forย Road Safety Imrovement Project
Kenya issues Consultancy Tender forย Sirari Corridor Accessibility and Road Safety Improvement Project Request for Expression of Interest (EOI) (Consultancy Services) –ย Tender No. KeNHA/1363/2016...
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Galliford Try resurfaces Englandโs East Midlands Airport Runway
In November 2016 Galliford Try, one of Britainโs leading housebuilding and construction companies completed a ยฃ14.8 million contract to refurbish the entire runway at East Midlands Airport. 48-hour We...
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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 Heathrowโs 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 โ Suam โ 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 Franรงaise de Dรฉveloppement funds Mombasa Airport works in Kenya
Kenya Transport Sector Support Projectย – 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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Roadbounce App measures road roughness and driving comfort – on the go!
Roadbounce App measures road roughness and driving comfort – on the go! Road roughness and unevenness play an important role in the quality of driving experience, vehicle fuel consumption, and i...
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John Deere to break new ground at Las Vegas CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017
John Deere to break new ground at Las Vegas CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 Building upon its commitment to listening and responding, John Deere will highlight its line of equipment, technologies and services at...
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Building Information Modelling (BIM) to createย map of Germanyโs roads
Building Information Modelling (BIM) to createย map of Germanyโs roads Hochtief subsidiary ViCon and its partners have won a German Government contract to create a 3D digital map of the countryโs road...
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ยฃ10m 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 ยฃ10m Gangra Haul Road project for the worldโs largest steel manufacturer โ 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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Britainโs HS2 ยฃ2.75 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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Department of Transport allocates Councils ยฃ1.2 billion for road improvement
British Transport Minister Andrew Jones has announced this January ยฃ1.2 billion in funding for Councils across England for the 2017 to 2018 financial year. The funding will pay to improve roads, cut c...
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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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1,500 km of new roads has led to better lives in Rural Bhutan
For remote rural communities in mountainous Bhutan, survival hinges upon access to roads and markets. Since 2003, the Royal Government has built over 1,500 kilometres of farm roads and narrower, lower...
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New SP 60i Series Slipform Pavers from Wirtgen
Wirtgen’s latest slip form paver the SP 60i series replaces the SP 500 โ and opens up new possibilities for contractors. Thanks to its versatility in inset and offset applications, the SP 60i se...
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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$245m forย Uganda to Rwanda Transport Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved US$ 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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bauma China 2016 receives over 170,000 visitors from 149 countries and regions
bauma China 2016: New opportunities against the odds bauma China 2016, the 8th International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines and Construction Vehicle...
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Kleemann and Benninghoven bring improved efficiency in asphalt recycling
Technologies from Kleemann and Benninghoven optimize recycling process. At present, 12 million tonnes of RAP (Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement) are produced and used in Germany alone every single year โ out...
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FAYAT Group to acquire Dynapac from Atlas Copco
FAYAT Group to acquire Dynapac Fayat has agreed to buy the Dynapac Road Construction Equipment Division of Atlas Copco, which manufactures rollers for asphalt & soil applications, and also paving...
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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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Ammann featuring new plant and equipment at Las Vegasย CONEXPO 2017
Ammann, based in Langenthal, Switzerland will show the technologyย and the productivity advantages it has to offer with its product range from fully assembled asphalt plants to small vibratory plate co...
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Road Surface Treatments Association gets stuck into National Pothole Day
NATIONAL POTHOLE DAY: THE VITAL STATISTICS As part of Britain’s National Pothole Day 2017 that was held on the 16th January, the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has published a compen...
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Shellโs Innovations in Bitumen Research and Development
Projects and Technologies Division Over 10,000 of Shellโs 90,000 plus employees work in their โProjects and Technologiesโ division, which has research locations spread out all over the world. Shellโs...
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Turkeys Eurasia Tunnel a major feat of engineering brings Europe and Asia together
Turkeys Eurasia Tunnel a giant dives deep and brings Europe and Asia together at the Bosphorus. In 2015 one of the boldest tunnel missions ever experienced a major breakthrough. The Turkish Prime Mini...
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New radio-wave technology assesses asphalt integrity
New Radio Wave Technology Assesses Asphalt Integrity Real time information on asphalt density and uniformity is a boon to construction quality efforts Properly compacted asphalt is a major factor in t...
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Asian Development Bankย 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 โ Binh Phuoc, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Gia L...
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New Zealand road construction staff give helping hand to native wildlife
Protecting native wildlife populations โ and helping them thrive โ is core business for the construction team building part of the new Waikato Expressway east of Hamilton. Lizards released into protec...
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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 Serbiaโs 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 Bankโs Board of Executive Directors approved a US$25 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Laos (Lao Peoples Democratic Republic) toย strengthen its road...
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Namibia’s Northern regions allocated US$39.1 million for road rehabilitation
Namibiaโs 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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