29 November 2011
Sri Lanka to receive Japanese funds for electronic toll system on Southern expressway
Japan will provide funds to transform Sri Lanka's 95km Southern Expressway to an electronic toll collection (ETC) system.
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28 November 2011
HCC JV wins Brahmaputra bridge contract in India
Hindustan Construction (HCC), in joint venture with VNR Infrastructures and Germany-based DSD Brouckenbau, has won a Rs9.8bn ($187.6m) contract from Indian Rail to build Bogibeel rail-road bridge across Brahmaputra river...
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28 November 2011
Peru to invest $20bn in transport infrastructure
Peru Transport and Communications Ministry (MTC) is planning to invest $20bn between 2011 and 2016 in transport infrastructure, with $11bn earmarked for road projects.
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28 November 2011
EBRD funds Albania road projects
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended a €53m loan to the Albanian Road Authority for building two bypass roads in the south-west part of the country.
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28 November 2011
ADB funds Indonesia regional road projects
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $180m in loans to improve 470km of the road network in northern Kalimantan and southern Java in Indonesia.
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27 November 2011
Abu Dhabi plans to upgrade road traffic technology
UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, is planning to invest $100m to upgrade transport and traffic technologies in the city.
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27 November 2011
Mumbai floats tender for $1.67bn Trans Harbour Link
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) in India has invited tenders for the Rs88bn ($1.67bn) Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) that will connect Sewri to Nhava Sheva port.
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27 November 2011
Australia allocates more funds for Hunter Expressway
Australia has extended an additional A$200m ($195m) for the new 40km Hunter Expressway.
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27 November 2011
Port Mann bridge and highway 1 project to be completed by 2013
Transportation Investment Corporation of British Columbia in Canada is expecting to complete the $3.3bn Port Mann/Highway 1 project by 2013.
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24 November 2011
Dubai to open Sheikh Khalifa Expressway in December
The UAE is planning to open the Shaikh Khalifa Expressway by December 2011, built at a cost of AED2bn ($544m) and stretching from Fujairah to Dubai.