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Peru's award winning road construction projectThe South Interoceanic Road is a path of integration and development: it is also a GRAA 2011 Winning Project . On 24 January, 2012 the International Road Federation formally presented a Global Road...
China looking to export construction machinesChinese firms are looking to develop overseas sales but are using very different strategies Mike Woof reports. Aggressive expansion plans will see Chinese manufacturers boosting overseas sales in...
China looks to the future with major highway plansChina is still moving ahead with plans that will give it the world's biggest highway system. Patrick Smith reports. As China's economy grows even more, keeping the country on the move has become a...
Expansion of the Panama CanalIn Panama, a ten-year US$5 billion project is underway to double the capacity of the Panama Canal Since its completion in 1914 the Panama canal has allowed shipping to cross the 80km wide isthmus...
Major Central American infrastructure projectsMexico and Central America are home to some of the world's most spectacular infrastructure projects as Patrick Smith reports
Heavy Haul Across DesertTurkish haulage operator ÇABA has been transporting huge armine absorber units at regular intervals from the Caspian Sea port of Turkmenbashi across the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan to a flue gas...
Georgia's East-West HighwayOne of the most important priorities of the Government of Georgia is the construction and rehabilitation of the East-West Highway in accordance with international standards.
Realising a dreamShem Oirere reports on how major highway projects in eastern African will improve links and the economies of a number of countries in the region
Road transport key to Africa's trade linksRoad transport is the key to improving Africa's links within its own territory, and further afield as Patrick Smith reports. Development of road transportation is the key to the future of the African...
Rural roads important to global developmentMaryvonne Plessis-Fraissard highlights that the key importance of rural roads in the context of global development is only now being fully recognised, is not receiving enough attention and is facing...
Latin America invests in infrastructure growthTravelling in one of the world's most diverse regions is not always easy, but spectacular engineering feats will make life easier as Patrick Smith reports. Five years ago a report from the World Bank...
India plans major infrastucture investmentIndia says it turned its Commonwealth Games into a world-class success, and now it aims to do the same with its infrastructure. Patrick Smith reports On October, 2010 India put itself on the world...