May 28, 2012
The Governor of São Paulo, Geraldo Alckim, has confirmed that the regional road development agency Dersa, has received 25 pre-qualification bids for…
May 28, 2012
According to a study released at a spinal research conference, the spinal disks in the human body are able to protect themselves. This is of…
May 28, 2012
Work on El Salvador's Carretera Longitudinal del Norte (CLN) highway will now include additional sections. This has been made possible due to cost…
May 28, 2012
The consortium building Australia's new Northern Link tollway expects the project to require four years to complete. The US$1.41 billion (A$1.5…
May 28, 2012
The Wirtgen Group has held a highly successful Technology Days event at the brand new Kleemann facility in Göppingen near Stuttgart. Some 2,600…
May 28, 2012
In Costa Rica delays have hit the channelling of a loan provided by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) for infrastructure projects. The US$…
May 25, 2012
The Chinese Government is boosting economic development in the Tibet autonomous region by commencing 781 rural road projects during its 11th five-…
May 25, 2012
The authorities in China's Shaanxi Province are working on a rural road improvement programme that will see existing links to outlying areas being…
May 25, 2012
In Chile the Colombian highway operator ISA will carry out comprehensive repairs to Ruta 5 before the end of 2010. The company has been criticised by…
May 25, 2012
The Indian Government is providing assistance for road construction work in neighbouring Nepal. This assistance is for building the Kulekhani –…
May 25, 2012
A joint venture formed by SNC Lavalin and Cintra Infrastructure will handle the contract to extend Highway 407 in Canada. This US$974.4 million (C$1…
May 25, 2012
Qatar plans to spend some US$20 billion on building new roads over a five year period. The country’s infrastructure plans also include $11 billion of…
May 25, 2012
South Korean firm Hyundai Engineering and Construction looks to have won the deal to build a massive causeway project in Kuwait. The firm offered a…
May 25, 2012
An impressive budget worth US$576 million has been set in Saudi Arabia for contracts to build 850km of new road and bridges. The budget was announced…
May 25, 2012
Talks are now underway again for the US$3 billion Bahrain-Qatar Causeway project, which was delayed largely due to the financial crisis. Work on the…
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