26 September 2011
IVRCL wins Indian road project
The India-based IVRCL consortium has won a Rs14.8bn ($294m) contract from the Indian Ministry of Road Transport to upgrade a highway in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
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26 September 2011
Cowi to design Izmit Bay Bridge in Turkey
Cowi has signed a contract with Japan-based IHI to design the $1.1bn Izmit Bay Bridge in Turkey, which will become the fourth longest suspension bridge in the world.
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26 September 2011
Astaldi wins motorway contract in Romania
The National Roads and Highways Company of Romania (CNADNR) has awarded a €119m contract to Italian-German consortium Astaldi-Max Boegl to design and construct a section of the Cernavoda-Medgidia highway.
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25 September 2011
Granite secures expressway widening project in Florida
US-based Granite Construction has won a $64m contract from the Florida Department of Transportation to widen approximately 1.5 miles of the existing Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway in Tampa.
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25 September 2011
GCC countries invest $142bn in road and bridge projects
The total value of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries' existing and planned road and bridge construction projects has been estimated to be $142bn, a study by Ventures Middle East claimed.
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25 September 2011
Via Gateway Thüringen secures funds for German motorway project
Via Gateway Thüringen, a consortium consisting of Vinci subsidiary Eurovia and Royal BAM subsidiary Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau, has secured funds for a €220m Federal Motorway A9 in Germany.
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25 September 2011
Oman announces tenders for road projects
Oman has awarded several tenders, which are valued at RO25.6m ($66m), to carry out road projects across the country.
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22 September 2011
Ohio begins highway reconstruction project
The Ohio Department of Transportation has launched a $200m project to reconstruct the Interstate 71 / Interstate 670 interchange in Columbus, Ohio, US.
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22 September 2011
IPL to provide weather information to UK Highways Agency
The UK Highways Agency has selected IT company IPL to operate its forthcoming weather central service, which will provide reliable and real-time weather data.