23 November 2014
Abu Dhabi Fund to provide $30m loan to Madagascar for road projects
The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has agreed to provide an AED110m ($30m) loan to build a 117km two-lane road and seven bridges.
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23 November 2014
Construction begins on $2.43bn Agra-Lucknow Expressway in India
The state of Uttar Pradesh in India has laid the foundation on the 302km Agra-Lucknow Expressway, starting the construction on the Rs150bn ($2.43 bn) project.
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21 November 2014
Study reveals improved transport systems can generate $1.4bn for Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City
A study carried out by Siemens and Arup has claimed that Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam can gain $1.4bn in economic benefits by making its transportations system weather-resilient.
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20 November 2014
European test drive of ‘Communicating Cars’ technology complete
Cooperative ITS Corridor has completed the 'Communicating Cars' test drive with leading industry partners and government officials from Austria, Germany and the Netherlands.
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20 November 2014
UK to invest £608m on road improvement projects in Greater Manchester and Cheshire
The UK Government is planning to invest a total of £608m in road improvement projects in Cheshire and Greater Manchester.
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19 November 2014
Asian Development Bank funds Indian road development project
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide India with a $350m loan to develop, improve and upgrade roads in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
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18 November 2014
New technology to help ease traffic on German streets
German traffic monitoring expert traffic data systems has appointed BLIP Systems to introduce a non-intrusive solution to be used on the country's roads and cities.
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18 November 2014
Jenoptik acquires NPR maker Vysionics
Automatic number plate recognition (NPR) manufacturer Vysionics has been acquired by advanced enforcement solutions firm Jenoptik, in a bid to expand its presence in UK.
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18 November 2014
Australian Government starts funding to upgrade local roads
The Australian Government has started funding councils across the country to build and upgrade local road and street networks under its Roads to Recovery programme and its Financial Assistance Grants.
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17 November 2014
France considering changes in motorway operator contracts
The French Government is in the process of making changes in contracts with motorway operators, which it considers to be too generous.