May 15, 2012
The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) is introducing new rules that boost fines for companies that delay road works. The fines jump by a factor of…
May 15, 2012
Three trees provided by Siemens have been planted in Southampton’s prestigious QE2 mile as part of the carbon offset programme included in the new…
May 15, 2012
A resolution drafted by Mathieu Grosch and adopted yesterday by the EU transport committee calls for the abolition of all remaining barriers and…
May 14, 2012
According to a Belgian police report, speed cameras cannot read licence plates correctly in the dark unless they are near to street lights. The…
May 14, 2012
Nissan North America is bringing an innovative, low-cost DC quick charger for electric cars to the US market as part of a global collaboration with…
May 14, 2012
A report by Norway’s Public Roads Administration (Vegvesenet) indicates that a large proportion of the country’s trunk roads have either bad or very…
May 14, 2012
Bidding is healthy for a section of dual carriageway in Poland linking Kurow with Lublin. The section is 60km long and has been divided by the…
May 14, 2012
The latest data from Germany's Federal Statistics Office, Destatis, reveals a worrying increase in road related fatalities in the first three…
May 14, 2012
The INTERMAT 2012 equipment exhibition in Paris looks to be a strong event, with 90% of the space already sold for the show. Positive growth is…
May 14, 2012
Roads in the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, are set for a major upgrade following £364.6 million (E404 million) of government funding…
May 14, 2012
A debate is now underway regarding the fate of the existing Forth Road Bridge in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. A new Forth Replacement Bridge is…
May 14, 2012
Some 3,411km of highways in India’s Karnataka State will be upgraded over the next three years. The state authorities have given approval to the work…
May 14, 2012
The FIA Foundation-coordinated eSafety Challenge, the annual event to promote life-saving eSafety technologies, has received a €1.6 million…
May 14, 2012
The Chinese Government is building a 100m long bridge over the Trishuli River that will improve connections from Nepal-China. The structure will be…
May 14, 2012
A new partnership has been established between RZDstroy and Alpine Bau. The two firms have set up the joint venture Alpine-RZDstroy business to…
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