June 19, 2012
The UK’s road markings are said to be vanishing rapidly, according to a new survey by a leading highways organisation. A snapshot survey of nearly…
June 19, 2012
Cities all over Britain and Europe will be invited to embrace electric driving and encourage their communities to support Nissan’s campaign – ‘The…
June 19, 2012
Colombia's Transport minister Miguel Peñaloza said the government intends to award key national motorway maintenance contracts from June 2013,…
June 19, 2012
Discussions are underway in Switzerland at present over options for maintaining and upgrading the Gotthard Road Tunnel in the 2020-2025 period. One…
June 19, 2012
New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has told Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee that the completion of the government's roads of national significance…
June 19, 2012
Engineering specialist AECOM will carry out a study into the proposed Lower Thames Crossing project in the UK.
June 19, 2012
National Post, 12 Jun 2012, online:- Up to US$535.76million (CAD 550mn) has been offered by the Canadian government towards the US$973.75million (CAD…
June 19, 2012
The New South Wales (NSW) government in Australia will invest AD $5 billion (US $4.95 billion) to build and maintain critical road and maritime…
June 18, 2012
Emulbitume has opened a manufacturing plant in Brazil as it looks to develop its South American market position. The French firm, which specialises…
June 18, 2012
Funding for vital highway construction and repair projects in Rwanda has been approved as part of the country’s budget for 2012/13. The government…
June 18, 2012
A live crash demonstration of the Highway Care (HC) manufactured BarrierGuard 800 portable steel safety barrier was staged recently at Eastern Creek…
June 18, 2012
New rules in the US mean that electric vehicles will require noise generation equipment. This covers electric vehicles and hybrids as well as…
June 18, 2012
Nigeria’s Oyo State is planning to rebuild bridges damaged by flooding in Ibadan and Oyo town. Contracts have now been awarded for the work. The…
June 18, 2012
The South African government is engaging with the private sector to review alternatives to the e-tolling system on Gauteng highways. The move was…
June 18, 2012
The risk of driver distraction is growing with the growth in information and communication technologies (ICT). Car manufacturers are under pressure…
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