24 November 2011
USDOT grants funds for the New Britain-Hartford busway
US DOT has signed a deal with Connecticut Department of Transport to provide $275.3m grant for the construction of $567m New Britain-Hartford busway.
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24 November 2011
Brazil’s Bahia state seeks funds for Salvador-Itaparica swing bridge project
Brazil's Bahia state is seeking R$7bn ($3.89bn) to carry out a public-private partnership (PPP) project to build a bridge between state capital Salvador and Itaparica island.
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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.