Navigational devices manufacturer, TomTom (TOM2), and Mappy, a street plans, routes and maps provider in the UK, have announced the extension of their long-term agreement, which enables the latter to access TOM2 traffic data for the whole of Europe including ten countries, which were part of their original agreement.

Further, Mappy will use TOM2’s next-generation map database to provide smarter mobility, while licensing its map and traffic information to power its internet mapping site and mobile consumer app via app stores.

A €990m ($1.06bn) preliminary contract to design and build the Zuidasdok project in the Netherlands has been awarded to partner firms Fluor, Heijmans and HOCHTIEF (ZuidPlus).

"The final contract will be awarded by the end of February, while the construction will commence in mid-2019."

Zuidasdok is one of the biggest infrastructural projects in the country aimed at improving the accessibility of the Amsterdam South Axis and the northern part of the Randstad by public transport and by road. The project is jointly handled by Municipality of Amsterdam, ProRail and Rijkswaterstaat.

The contract, in which Heijmans owns 15% share and the other two own 42.5% share each, will see the widening and partial tunnelling of the A10 Zuid motorway and expansion of the Amsterdam Zuid station.

The final contract will be awarded by the end of February, while the construction will commence in mid-2019 and is expected to be completed by 2028.

As part of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie to Tipperty (AWPR/B-T) project, Transport Scotland has awarded a contract to Aberdeen Roads JV, comprising Balfour Beatty, Morrison Construction and Carillion.

The scope of the contract, which will enhance the safety of the construction workers and road users, will see the installation of average speed cameras on the A90 highway at Charleston.

The cameras, which will also improve traffic flow and journey time reliability, will be operational from 25 January 2017 and will stay in place until the completion of works.