The German province of Baden- Württemberg has issued a list of 20 ready to be built federal trunk road projects worth a combined US$1.01billion (€800mn).The first five could be started in 2014 and the next five in 2015 or 2016.
August 24, 2012
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The German province of Baden- Württemberg has issued a list of 20 ready to be built federal trunk road projects worth a combined US$1.01billion (€800mn).The first five could be started in 2014 and the next five in 2015 or 2016.
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Vietnam is building around 1,400km of roads in the country’s southern coastal province of Kien Giang over the next several years.
The government said that 380km will be finished by year’s end, adding to the province’s more than 7,000km of roads. The total cost for the 1,400km of roads will be around be nearly US$65 million.
Kiên Giang is in the Mekong Delta region, one of the country’s hottest areas and also a major agricultural district. Just over 20% of its 1.6 million people live urban areas. The p
Ireland’s government is undergoing a period of belt-tightening, with a string of budget cuts that will directly impact on the transport sector.
The country was in the process of spending heavily on its infrastructure but with the tough economic climate it is now facing, a number of road projects are among those facing the axe.
The Irish government is slashing its infrastructure spending from €39.6 billion to €22.9 billion between now and 2013. This looks likely to result in 40 road projects, including hig
