14 November 2011
EU: Transport pollution in Europe fell due to economic recession
The European Environment Agency's (EEA) latest report said transport pollution fell in Europe during 2009 as recession cut transport demand.
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14 November 2011
Skanska wins road and bridge contract in Norway
Skanska has won a Skr390m ($58m) contract from Statens vegvesen, the Norwegian public roads administration, to construct a four-lane road and two bridges in Kongsvinger, Norway.
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13 November 2011
Romania to complete Bucharest-Ploiesti highway by 2012
Romania is expected to complete the €450m Bucharest-Ploiesti highway project by 2012, which will connect the Romanian capital Bucharest to the Ploiesti city.The highway will stretch 62km and the project...
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13 November 2011
Highway 30 in Canada completes Jean-Leman stretch
Transport Quebec has completed the $86m Jean-Leman segment of Highway 30 in Canada.
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13 November 2011
Alpine Construction completes new Kaiser Wilhelm Tunnel in Germany
Alpine Construction, a subsidiary Austrian company of FCC, has completed the new €80m single track of the Kaiser Wilhelm tunnel on the railway line between Koblenz and Perl in Rhineland-Palatinate.
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13 November 2011
Louisiana awards ITS contract to Grady Crawford and Gannett Fleming
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) in the US has awarded a contract to Grady Crawford Construction Company and Gannett Fleming to build the Baton Rouge to New...
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10 November 2011
India to widen Rajkot-Ahmedabad highway
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is seeking bids to widen the Ahmedabad-Rajkot and Bamanbore-Samakhiyali section of the national highway grid at a cost of Rs30bn ($596mm).
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10 November 2011
Austin awards 342 ITS cabinet contract to McCain
McCain, the manufacturer and supplier of intelligent transport solutions, has won a year-long contract from the US city of Austin to deliver 342 intelligent transportation signal (ITS) cabinets.
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10 November 2011
NCC wins tunnel contract in Norway
Sweden-based Nordic Construction Company (NCC) has won a Skr440m ($67m) contract to build a 2.5km tunnel in the Hordaland region of Norway.
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10 November 2011
Sri Lanka completes first phase of the Southern Expressway project
Sri Lanka has completed the first section of Southern Expressway running from Kottawa to Galle which is scheduled to open on 27 November 2011.