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Tenders received for Mersey Gateway projectTenders have now been received for the Mersey Gateway Project from all three shortlisted bidders competing to deliver the project on behalf of Halton Borough Council. The full and final tenders were... 11 April 2013
Key Chilean connectionsStrong interest is being shown in the construction sector in Chile for the project to build the Chacao Bridge. The tender process is due to open in the first half of 2013 and a large number of... 31 October 2012
Herrenknecht's benefits from Indian ordersGerman company Herrenknecht says that in recent months it has received 18 orders from India for tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for projects to expand metro networks in the Indian cities of Delhi,... 31 October 2012
Consortium wins third Bosphorus bridge dealA consortium formed by ICTAS of Turkey and the Italian firm Astaldi has won a tender to build a third suspension bridge over Istanbul's Bosphorus. Despite criticism from planners and... 31 October 2012
Tunnel contract for Bosnian highwayTurkish company Cengiz Insaat has reportedly been awarded the €115 million contract for the construction of the Suhodol-Tarcin motorway in Bosnia. The works, which will be done in cooperation with... 14 September 2012
Montreal's critical list of deteriorating bridges and tunnels has doubledThe number of Montreal's bridges and tunnels in a critical condition has more than doubled during the past 12 months, says a shocking new report looking at the state of the city's transport... 05 September 2012
Taiwan's new tunnel safety technologyMoxa has equipped Taiwan's Hsuehshan Tunnel with its NPort 5230 device servers and EDS-508A-SS-SC Ethernet switches as part of the tunnel emergency traffic control system. The tunnel is south east... 30 August 2012
Work underway on key New Zealand tunnelPreliminary works are now underway on a crucial link in the new road connections for New Zealand city Auckland. A 30m deep trench is being excavated that will form the start point for the tunnel... 20 August 2012
Czech highway project benefiting from ground supportIn the Czech Republic work is now on-going to provide ground support for the last stretch of the D8 highway project. This section of the highway runs through the Ceske Stredohori Mountains. The work... 06 August 2012
Work commencing on key New Zealand tunnel linkNew Zealand prime minister John Key led an official ground-breaking ceremony this week to allow the start of excavation work for two new 2.4km-long motorway tunnels beneath suburban Auckland. The... 03 August 2012
Canada-US bridgeUp to US$536 million has been offered by the Canadian Government towards the $974 million construction of the Detroit River International Crossing Bridge. This will link Windsor, Ontario and the US... 01 August 2012
China deal for Barin unitItalian company Barin has supplied bridge inspection equipment in China. The model ABC 60/l belongs to the automatic bridge control range and the deal was handled by Barin's distributor company in... 29 June 2012