23 November 2011
TT2 consortium completes twin Tyne tunnel project
UK-based concession company TT2 has completed the £260m Tyne crossing project under the River Tyne in England.
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23 November 2011
Lowari tunnel project in Pakistan moves forward
Pakistan's Ministry of Finance and Planning has allocated PKR2bn ($22.5m) to the National Highway Authority (NHA) to resume the construction of the Lowari Tunnel.
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23 November 2011
Australia allocates funds for Queensland road projects
Australian Federal Infrastructure and Transport plans to allocate $220m in federal funding for road projects in Queensland.
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23 November 2011
North Carolina awards Monroe Connector-Bypass contract
The North Carolina Turnpike Authority in the US has awarded a $368m contract to an unnamed consortium to build the 20 mile Monroe Connector-Bypass.
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22 November 2011
Plessentiel and ETDE win French City street work and lighting contract
A contract worth €52m for work on the streets and lighting in the French city of Le Plessis-Robinson has been won by Plessentiel, a company owned by three Colas subsidiaries,...
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22 November 2011
Toronto to use IMS traffic intelligence to improve traffic congestion
The Regional Municipality of York in Greater Toronto, Canada, is planning to use a new technology from Intelligent Mechatronic Systems to monitor and improve traffic congestion from January next year.
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22 November 2011
IRD wins border crossing system contract in Arizona
The International Road Dynamics (IRD) has won a $1.8m ($1.7m) contract from the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to install a border crossing system at Mariposa Port of Entry at...
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22 November 2011
Vietnam opens Thu Thiem Tunnel and East-West Highway
Vietnam has opened $189m Thu Thiem tunnel built under the Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City and VDN16tn ($762m) East-West Highway.
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21 November 2011
UK invites bids for temporary traffic management framework
The UK Highways Agency has invited tenders for up to £560m in projects to carry out the temporary traffic management on Britain’s highways.
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21 November 2011
India approves 15 highway projects
The Indian Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure has approved a plan to complete15 highway projects spanning about 1,814 km at an estimated cost of Rs.15.68bn ($3bn).