15 February 2018
Highways England announces investment to upgrade Trans-Pennine route
Highways England has announced a £242m investment to upgrade the Trans-Pennine route between Manchester and Sheffield.
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15 February 2018
Norway to invest in RSI technology to ensure safer roads in winter
The Norwegian road authority Norska Statens Vegvesen is all set to invest in new technology for a winter road prediction solution from Klimator and NIRA Dynamics.
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14 February 2018
UK to invest £30m in V2G technologies
The UK Government is set to invest £30m in new vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies that can unlock the potential of electric vehicles to power people’s homes.
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14 February 2018
Upgrade works approved on Auckland’s State Highway 16
The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has approved NZ$53m ($38.75m) of funding to upgrade a section of Auckland’s State Highway 16 (SH16) between Brigham Creek and Waimauku.
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14 February 2018
Construction starts on Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in US
District of Columbia (DC) Mayor Muriel Bowser has broken ground on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge to be built over the Anacostia river in Washington, US.
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13 February 2018
Nigeria’s Lagos to extend redevelopment of Airport Road to Ladipo
Nigeria’s Lagos State Government has agreed to extend the reconstruction work of the International Airport Road to Ladipo International Market axis along Oshodi Apapa Expressway.
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13 February 2018
Foresight develops demo-version of Eye-Net system to prevent accidents
Foresight Autonomous Holdings has completed the development of a demo version of its new Eye-Net accident prevention system, a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) cellular-based accident prevention solution.
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13 February 2018
ADB to invest $100m to upgrade rural roads in Nepal
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement with the Government of Nepal to provide a $100m loan for upgrading nearly 400km of rural roads into all-weather standards.
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12 February 2018
Albay-Sorsogon road project in Philippines to be completed this year
The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has decided to expedite the development of an alternative route between Manito, Albay and Bacon, Sorsogon.
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12 February 2018
UK awards £40m funding to put low-emission buses on roads
The UK Government has awarded £40m funding to 20 local authorities as a step to introduce more low-emission buses on roads.