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C&C Construction to invest in Indian road projects
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 India-based C&C Constructions has unveiled a plan to invest Rs20bn ($4bn) to widen 200km of national highways in the Indian state of...

Strabag-led consortium wins €1.7bn Pedemontana Lombarda motorway in Italy
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 A consortium led by Austria's Strabag has secured a €1.7bn contract from Autostrada Pedemontana Lombarda to build a section of motorway in northern...

Vietnamese city unveils ambitious new roads plan
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City Infrastructure Investment (CII) Joint Stock Company in Vietnam has unveiled plans to build one million m² of new roads this year to reduce traffic...

US proposes guidelines to limit distractive in-vehicle electronics
Monday, February 20, 2012 The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed the first-ever guidelines to encourage automobile manufacturers to limit the driver distraction risk for...

Three bidders shortlisted for Mersey Gateway bridge project in UK
Monday, February 20, 2012 Halton Borough Council in the UK has shortlisted three bidders for the Mersey Gateway bridge project estimated to cost...

Telvent secures intelligent transportation system deal in Australia
Friday, February 17, 2012 Telvent has secured a $30m contract from the Transcity joint venture to implement the intelligent transportation system (ITS) for Legacy Way in Brisbane City,...

Roadwork Alerts service launched in the UK
Friday, February 17, 2012 UK roadworks information company Elgin has launched a new mobile service to provide advance warning of local roadworks to councillors and parish communities in the...

Northern Ireland plans to begin northern road project
Thursday, February 16, 2012 The Executive in Northern Ireland is planning to kick off a £491m investment in road projects in the northern part of the country to help accelerate infrastructure development over the next...

George Washington Bridge to get major upgrade
Thursday, February 16, 2012 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced plans to invest $500m to rehabilitate the George Washington Bridge, which connects New York City with New Jersey in the...

Tasmania to trial new electronic warning signs to improve road safety
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 The Tasmania state government in Australia has revealed that it will test an intelligent transport system (ITS) designed to improve safety at the northern junction of the Dilston Bypass from...

IVRCL secures Indian highway contract
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 IVRCL Assets and Holdings, a subsidiary of IVRCL, has secured a contract worth Rs12bn ($241m) from the government of Haryana state in India to build a 151km-long highway connecting the...

US proposes $74bn transport budget for 2013
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 US President Barack Obama has proposed a $74bn budget for the country's Department of Transportation for the year 2013, which is up 2% from the 2012...

Vietnam to commence Ca Pass tunnel project in May this year
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Vietnam will begin construction of a 14.5km tunnel underneath the Ca mountain pass on 19 May this...

One third of Australian motorists use hand-held phones, survey shows
Monday, February 13, 2012 More than a third of Australian motorists use a hand-held phone while driving, according to a new survey by the country's...

Japan opens Tokyo Gate Bridge to traffic
Monday, February 13, 2012 The Tokyo Gate Bridge in Japan, built at a cost of JPY113bn ($1.5bn), has been opened to traffic after a decade of...

Navteq map data chosen by Scania for its driver assistance system
Friday, February 10, 2012 Navteq has been selected by Swiss truck manufacturer Scania to deliver detailed map data for its new Active Prediction...

L&T commences operation on Indian highway project
Friday, February 10, 2012 Larsen & Toubro Infrastructure Development Projects subsidiary L&T Rajkot Vadinar Tollway (L&T-RVTL) has started commercial operations on the Rs10.96bn ($220.6m) Rajkot-Jamnagar-Vadinar...

HTS to deliver licence plate recognition systems in Hong Kong
Thursday, February 09, 2012 Israel based Hi-Tech Solutions (HTS) has delivered 120 licence plate recognition (LPR) systems for an automatic parking system for a project in Hong...

Sri Lanka set to begin second phase of Colombo Circular Highway
Thursday, February 09, 2012 Sri Lanka is planning to start construction on the $400m second phase of the Colombo Outer Circular Highway (OCH) later this...

New York shortlists four firms for Tappan Zee project
Wednesday, February 08, 2012 The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) in the US has shortlisted four bidders for the $5bn Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing...