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Mynydd Underbridge in Swansea upgrade renewal to commence
Mynydd Underbridge in Swansea upgrade renewal to commence Station road, which runs a one-way system close to Liberty Stadium, will close to motorists for the summer so that essential bridge maintenance and repair work can be safely carried out on Mynydd Underbridge. The work will begin on Friday 14...
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Sourcewell awards Caterpillar the highest score in new US heavy equipment contract
Sourcewell awards Caterpillar the highest score in new US heavy equipment contract Sourcewell (formerly known as NJPA), one of North America’s largest US Governmental cooperative contract holders, recently awarded a competitively solicited contract to Caterpillar. As part of the process, responses f...
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Bristol builders saddle-up with Brompton Bike Hire to ease congestion
Bristol builders saddle-up with Brompton Bike Hire to ease congestion Builders on one of Bristol’s biggest developments will be adding a green tick to their environmental credentials thanks to an innovative partnership with Brompton Bike Hire. Construction workers at the landmark Assembly Bristol pr...
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Stockholm Arlanda Airport development financed by KfW IPEX-Bank
Stockholm Arlanda Airport development financed by KfW IPEX-Bank KfW IPEX-Bank and Swedavia have signed a €190 million loan agreement for the overall financing and development of the Swedish state owned company’s airports, mainly its largest airport Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Swedavia is invest...
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Volvo loading shovels and hauler package for Tillicoultry Quarries
Volvo loading shovels and hauler package for Tillicoultry Quarries Long standing user of Volvo Construction Equipment products, Tillicoultry Quarries has purchased a further three new Volvo loading shovels and another A30G articulated hauler for its quarrying operations spread across Scotland’s Cent...
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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 roads across the county as part of a £15 million highway investment programme. The investment progra...
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JCB secures huge deal for 555 Loadalls from Morris Leslie Plant Hire
JCB secures huge deal for 555 Loadalls from Morris Leslie Plant Hire JCB has secured a historic deal with Morris Leslie Plant Hire for their biggest ever telehandler order worth £36 million. The deal for 555 Loadalls, ranging from the compact six metre 525-60 up to the 20 metre 540-200, has been pla...
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An introduction to SolarLite Active Road Studs
An introduction to SolarLite Active Road Studs Retro reflective studs have long been the favoured and trusted choice for roadside delineation, but now SolarLite Active Road Studs are an excellent alternative. A Shaw solution to delineation With a history and reputation spanning more than 80 years, ‘...
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KINSHOFER expand their KSB-Series Excavator Hydraulic Breakers
KINSHOFER expand their KSB-Series Excavator Hydraulic Breakers KINSHOFER, a leading global manufacturer of high-quality excavator and loader crane attachments, has expanded its extensive line of excavator attachments with the addition of the KSB-Series hydraulic breakers. The manufacturer announced...
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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 supervision help to make even the most challenging projects possible. With both the national Vision 2030 and t...
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Top Speakers lined up for DroneCon2019 at Plantworx
Top Speakers lined up for DroneCon2019 at Plantworx COMIT (Construction Opportunities for Mobile IT) is delighted to be hosting DroneCon2019 its 2019 Drone Conference at PLANTWORX (11-13 June 2019, East of England Arena Peterborough). The Drone conference will also host the ‘Drone Zone’...
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First Hyundai HX900 L Excavator in Europe sold to demolition giants ABLE UK
First Hyundai HX900 L Excavator in Europe sold to demolition giants ABLE UK Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe (HCEE) distributor, Taylor & Braithwaite, located in Cumbria UK, has sold the very first HX900 L crawler excavator to leading demolition giants, ABLE UK. ABLE UK, headquartered in Mi...
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Safety Signage manufacturer Spectrum Industrial at Plantworx
Safety Signage manufacturer Spectrum Industrial at Plantworx Safety Signage and Products manufacturer Spectrum Industrial will be exhibiting at Plantworx 2019 to be held next week at the East of England Arena, Peterborough, 11th – 13th June on Stand Number PA21. Plantworx is the UK’s dedicated worki...
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GSSI receives USA Presidential Award for Exports
GSSI receives USA Presidential Award for Exports The U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross, this week presented Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc, (GSSI) with a Presidential Award, the President’s “E” Award for Exports at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. In total, Secretary Ross honoured 48 U.S. compa...
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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 finance work that is boosting trade, tourism, and education. Apisai Ketenilagi of the Fiji Road Authority...
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JCB unveils a versatile pothole warrior – the Highways Master
JCB unveils a versatile pothole warrior – the Highways Master Backhoe loader world leader JCB has introduced the 3CX Compact Highways Master – a one machine solution for roads and highways maintenance. The brand new model has been designed to specifically meet the needs of highway contractors,...
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New Cat R2900 Underground Loader improves emissions, cooling and servicing
New Cat R2900 Underground Loader improves emissions, cooling and servicing The new Cat R2900 Underground Loader offers configurations to meet the strictest diesel engine emissions standards, including those in Europe and North America, and it continues to deliver the high performance and 17.2-tonne...
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Meet Alan Gow’s new Volvo widespread excavator
Meet Alan Gow’s new Volvo widespread excavator Thurso based Gow Groundworks has taken delivery of a widespread Volvo EC140E LM excavator for its ground working and general contracting business. This is the second specially converted EC140E LM excavator to join Gow’s fleet of equipment with the...
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Rubber roads pave the way for tyre recycling as Tarmac expands asphalt range
Rubber roads pave the way for tyre recycling as Tarmac expands asphalt range A new rubberised asphalt, which uses waste from tyre recycling has been launched by Tarmac, the leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. Tarmac is the first in the UK to develop a new asph...
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Helsinki Airport modernisation financed by KfW IPEX-Bank
Helsinki Airport modernisation financed by KfW IPEX-Bank KfW IPEX-Bank is participating in the financing to expand and modernise Helsinki Airport, some 17 km north of Finland’s capital. The total investment volume adds up to approximately €1 billion, with KfW IPEX-Bank providing a loan of €95...
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1 in 5 professional drivers will risk a level crossing according to the train timetable
1 in 5 professional drivers will risk a level crossing according to the train timetable A staggering 23% of professional drivers have admitted that if they knew the train timetable and did not believe a train was due to arrive, they would drive over a level crossing. The most common reasons cited fo...
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Brokk MMB326 Hydraulic Drifter Rock Drill improves safety in cramped jobsites
Brokk MMB326 Hydraulic Drifter Rock Drill improves safety in cramped jobsites Brokk, a world leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, delivers a sleek, low-profile design and impressive power-to-weight ratio with the new Brokk MMB326 hydraulic drifter rock drill attachment from...
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Haver and Boecker Niagara offers turnkey Primary Crushing Plant Solutions
Haver and Boecker Niagara offers turnkey Primary Crushing Plant Solutions Haver & Boecker Niagara offers rugged primary crushing plant in a wide variety of configurations for pre-crushing, secondary and tertiary crushing in the mining and aggregates industries. From design to installation, the m...
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Volvo Excavator with Steelwrist combo a first for Heddle Construction in the Orkneys
Volvo Excavator with Steelwrist combo a first for Heddle Construction in the Orkneys Orkney based Heddle Construction has opted for a Volvo reduced swing radius ECR145E complete with a Steelwrist tiltrotator for its fleet of equipment. Heddle Construction is no stranger to owning and operating Volvo...
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Metso celebrates the sales milestone of 10,000 HP Series cone crushers
Metso celebrates the sales milestone of 10,000 HP Series cone crushers Metso has reached the significant milestone of 10,000 Nordberg® HP cone crushers sold globally. The most popular modern cone crusher in the world, the HP Series(TM) celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. The 10,000th HP cone...
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Testing of painting platform for Queensferry Bridge enabled with help from Mabey Hire
Testing of painting platform for Queensferry Bridge enabled with help from Mabey Hire Temporary support towers and jacking systems used to proof test a Rubrica Painting Platform, which will be used to paint the 2.7km-long Queensferry Bridge Leading engineering services specialist Mabey Hire, today a...
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Vermeer’s new SC382 Stump Cutter delivers on power and performance
Vermeer’s new SC382 Stump Cutter delivers on power and performance Vermeer is expanding its line of professional tree care equipment with the addition of the new SC382 stump cutter. This powerful, compact machine comes equipped with a 37 horsepower (27.6 kW) EFI Briggs & Stratton Vanguard...
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Sahara rolls out the largest range of Electric Vehicles in India
Sahara rolls out the largest range of Electric Vehicles in India Sahara India Pariwar, one of the biggest Indian business conglomerates, announces its foray into the automobile sector, under the brand name, ‘Sahara Evols’. The business venture will cater India’s largest range of Electric Vehicles (E...
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Technology training for construction contractors addresses the need for sharp workers
Technology training for construction contractors addresses the need for sharp workers The scene: A busy mid-size construction contractors office where owner-operator Bill plops into his desk chair while thinking that he and his incredible crew need relief…need help. “I’m gonna clos...
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Plantworx 2019 has its very own Smartphone App
Plantworx 2019 has its very own Smartphone App Plantworx 2019 is just a week away! The show has over 450 exhibitors and the big build-up has begun for the 4th biennial Construction show (11th – 13th June, East of |England Arena Peterborough). New for 2019 is the Plantworx App, which is the ideal too...
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Alaka’i launches the SKAI hydrogen powered eVTOL
Alaka’i launches the SKAI hydrogen powered eVTOL Alaka’i Technologies has unveiled Skai, the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell powered air mobility solution designed to transform the way the world moves. From its sleek, uncluttered design, radically simple and safe electric vertical take-off and land...
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INRIX AI Traffic is a new deep learning solution for traffic analytics
INRIX AI Traffic is a new deep learning solution for traffic analytics INRIX AI Traffic leverages deep learning to provide instantaneous updates to traffic conditions and pinpoints traffic speeds in different lanes to deliver the most accurate ETAs on every road When it comes to commuting, there are...
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Alumasc Water Management Solutions sponsors the 2019 BMF All Industry Conference
Alumasc Water Management Solutions sponsors the 2019 BMF All Industry Conference The BMF All industry Conference, which will take place from 13-16 June 2019 at the Sun Gardens Hotel, Dubrovnik, aims to bring together the building industry to network and address key issues facing us today. Alumasc Wa...
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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 Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire could save up to an hour and a half on their journeys every week us...
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ADB $350m loan to upgrade Chhattisgarh state and district roads in India
ADB $350m loan to upgrade Chhattisgarh state and district roads in India The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $350 million loan to rehabilitate and upgrade state highways and major district roads in Chhattisgarh, which will improve connectivity and access to basic services and livelihood...
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Artificial intelligence summit focuses on the transition to smart sustainable cities
Artificial intelligence summit focuses on the transition to smart sustainable cities Not only is artificial intelligence is at the forefront of fighting hunger and mitigating the climate crisis, it is also facilitating “the transition to smart sustainable cities”, said the chief of the UN agen...
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World Bank improving the infrastructure of four large neighbourhoods in Dhaka
World Bank improving the infrastructure of four large neighbourhoods in Dhaka The government of Bangladesh has signed a $100.5 million financing agreement with the World Bank to improve livability of four large neighborhoods in Dhaka City, benefitting about a million residents. The Dhaka City Neighb...
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Spitfire lands at London Bridge to mark 75 years since the D-Day landings
Spitfire lands at London Bridge to mark 75 years since the D-Day landings There was a Supermarine Spitfire surprise for passengers at London Bridge this morning as a full-scale replica Spitfire appeared in the station concourse overnight. Network Rail has teamed up with the Imperial War Museums (IWM...
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Scandinavian style for Cornish Plant man’s Hyundai fleet
Scandinavian style for Cornish Plant man’s Hyundai fleet Cornish plant man Kirk Hough has developed a liking for the Hyundai brand over the past few years, having purchased his first 14 tonne class R 140LC-9A back in 2013, K Hough Contractors Ltd are now running four machines comprising two x...
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UNECE adopts recommended sustainable procurement for responsible business practices
UNECE adopts recommended sustainable procurement for responsible business practices Public procurement alone represents 15-20% of global GDP, while procurement commitments under the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Public Procurement (GPA) have been estimated at around €1.3 trillion. This is...
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Indonesia’s massive public transport system begins transitioning to electric buses
Indonesia’s massive public transport system begins transitioning to electric buses Bus passengers in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, will soon be going green. Governor Anies Baswedan’s vision is to make Jakarta one of the greenest cities in the world and the Transjakarta Bus Rapid Transit System...
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Barcelona to get new fleet less polluting alternative buses with finance from EIB
Barcelona to get new fleet less polluting alternative buses with finance from EIB The European Investment Bank (EIB) is financing the modernisation of the Barcelona fleet of city buses, by granting a €73.5m loan helping Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) put 254 new, safer, less polluting a...
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Hyundai Motors introduce an all electric double decker bus
Hyundai Motors introduce an all electric double decker bus Hyundai Motor has unveiled an electric double decker bus which is a first of its kind for Hyundai, and is part of the company’s effort to help reduce traffic congestion and air pollution. The all-new electric bus is shown at the ‘Land, Infra...
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ULMA takes part in construction of the Toowoomba Viaduct in Australia
ULMA takes part in construction of the Toowoomba Viaduct in Australia Toowoomba is a bustling city in the Darling Downs region of southern Queensland, Australia. The Toowoomba viaduct project, which extends 41 km in length, will create a safer, faster, and more efficient route connecting the main me...
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Transport for London looking forward to an all Electric City
Transport for London looking forward to an all Electric City If London plans to be a zero-carbon city by 2050, there have to be huge changes in policy, transport infrastructure and public attitude. Volvo Construction Equipment talked to Mark Poulton, Vehicle Technology Manager and Principal Technica...
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Highways England to introduce autonomous plant on maintenance projects
Highways England to introduce autonomous plant on maintenance projects Highways England plans to revolutionise construction and maintenance schemes on the strategic road network by introducing the use of connected and autonomous plant (CAP), using analysis and practical trials led by TRL. Highways E...
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Norway’s Wiggo Rønningen Maskin flies the Hitachi flag
Norway’s Wiggo Rønningen Maskin flies the Hitachi flag Norwegian construction company Wiggo Rønningen Maskin AS is using a fleet of Hitachi construction machinery to help it manage a number of projects in the south of the country. Owned by Wiggo Rønningen, its main areas of business include: e...
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Find out more about Network Rail’s plans to upgrade Norwood Junction station
Find out more about Network Rail’s plans to upgrade Norwood Junction station Local residents and rail passengers are invited to four public drop-in events in June to find out more about Network Rail’s proposals to upgrade Norwood Junction station. The proposals are a key part of Network Rail’s...
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Probrand reveals IT issues are costing the UK £3.4bn per year in lost productivity
Probrand reveals IT issues are costing the UK £3.4bn per year in lost productivity According to Probrand, new research has revealed that UK Businesses are losing out both financially and on productivity levels due to their workplace IT systems. A survey of 1,137 UK workers in full or part-time emplo...
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Plantworx Construction Exhibition throws open the gates to keen students
Plantworx Construction Exhibition throws open the gates to keen students Pupils, students, and graduates are invited to attend Plantworx on the last day of the event (Thursday 13 June). Parents, grandparents, and guardians are also welcome to bring their children along to experience a working constr...
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SRC Aggregates opts for CDE Infinity Screens in new wet processing plant
SRC Aggregates opts for CDE Infinity Screens in new wet processing plant SRC Aggregates has opted for Infinity Screens™ in newly commissioned plant from CDE, the world-leading wet processing company, and is set to upgrade its existing plant with the addition of the patented product. SRC has b...
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Uruguay Central Railway construction awarded to Sacyr led consortium
Uruguay Central Railway construction awarded to Sacyr led consortium The Grupo Vía Central consortium (GVC), led by Sacyr and the Uruguayan firms Saceem and Berkes, as well as France’s NGE, have signed a contract for the award of the Uruguay Central Railway project. The work, promoted by the U...
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AGD Systems exhibiting at the ITS European Congress in the Netherlands
AGD Systems exhibiting at the ITS European Congress in the Netherlands AGD Systems, leading manufacturer of ITS product solutions, will exhibit at this year’s ITS European Congress, 2-6 June, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. ITS European Congress is the largest event entirely dedicated to smart mobility...
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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 consistently meets the demands expected of it. Not to mention the fact it is cost-effective to produce. How...
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Volvo paves the way for road improvements in Ukraine
Volvo paves the way for road improvements in Ukraine A fleet of Volvo wheel loaders, excavators and graders have been helping keep road construction company Lutskavtodor Group running smoothly and safely in the Volyn region of Ukraine for more than 25 years. The Volyn region of Ukraine is home to 57...
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ADB helping modernise Railway Fleet and Services in Uzbekistan
ADB helping modernise Railway Fleet and Services in Uzbekistan The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $170 million loan to help improve the Uzbekistan railway fleet through the procurement of 24 state-of-the-art electric locomotives. The new locomotives will enhance the performance of the r...
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MIT autonomous control system learns to use maps and image data to navigate
MIT autonomous control system learns to use maps and image data to navigate With aims of bringing more human-like reasoning to driverless vehicles, MIT researchers have created an autonomous control system that uses only simple maps and visual data to enable driverless cars to navigate routes in new...
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ADB provides largest ever non-sovereign loan for Railway Electrification in India
ADB provides largest ever non-sovereign loan for Railway Electrification in India The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement to provide $750 million equivalent in Indian Rupees in long-term financing—the largest single non-sovereign loan ever committed by ADB—to Indian Railway Finance...
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NAPA Practical Guide Series highlights Asphalt Sustainability
NAPA Practical Guide Series highlights Asphalt Sustainability The second book in the Sustainable Asphalt Pavements: A Practical Guide series, “Sustainability Specifics,” is now available. The 62-page Asphalt Sustainability book outlines 92 specific actions to boost sustainability for asphalt pavemen...
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ADB approves $2.75 Billion to Support the Malolos-Clark Railway in Philippines
ADB approves $2.75 Billion to Support the Malolos-Clark Railway in Philippines The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved financing of up to $2.75 billion for the construction of 53.1 kilometres (km) of a passenger railway connecting Malolos, a suburb north of Manila, to Clark economic zone and C...
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