May 29, 2012
A consortium in Indonesia is being established to push ahead with the US$16.7 billion Sunda Straits Bridge project. Organisational input for the…
May 29, 2012
India intends to continue its massive investment in highway spending. Predictions for the next five years say that up to US$100 billion will be spent…
May 29, 2012
The authorities in Indonesia plan to invest heavily in infrastructure in 2010 and 2011, with road transport regarded as a high priority. The…
May 29, 2012
A huge highway investment programme is planned for China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region during July-December 2010. Guangxi Communications…
May 29, 2012
Vietnam intends to set up an electronic network that will charge vehicle drivers to enter the centre of Ho Chi Minh City. Congestion is a major…
May 28, 2012
Work on the Libyan section of the North African coastal highway now looks set to go ahead. Two consortia from Italy are to tender for the pre-…
May 28, 2012
Planning for West Africa's first PPP motorway deal is now moving forward and construction work is due to begin this summer. The ?200 million Toll…
May 28, 2012
A major loan from Japan will help develop the road transport network in Kazakhstan. The Japanese government will provide a loan to the Republic of…
May 28, 2012
Vietnam is seeing significant expansion of its highway network at present, with another three major projects now moving forward and much of the…
May 28, 2012
A feasibility study is now in hand for a 10km bridge in Brunei to link Temburong with Brunei-Muara. Ove Arup & Partners has been awarded the…
May 28, 2012
Additional funding is being sought for the third stage of a project that will upgrade the 3,010km Ho Chi Minh Highway in Vietnam. The third phase of…
May 28, 2012
Two key highway upgrades will be carried out in Australia by Valemus, a subsidiary of German construction firm Bilfinger Berger. In total the work is…
May 28, 2012
Ethiopia is targeting a major investment in transport infrastructure as a means to boost its economy in the long term. The country's government has…
May 28, 2012
The official opening of the new Corredor Bioceanico Central highway linking Brazil, Chile and Bolivia will be carried out in November of this year.…
May 28, 2012
The authorities in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo intend to invest in new storm drains in the near future. Photo courtesy of World Highways reader…
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