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.
German manufacturers of construction equipment achieved a turnover of €9.3 billion in 2016, a 3% rise compared to 2015.
The increase was despite a global sales dip of 1% and in 2017, German manufacturers again expect another 3% increase in sales.
The German market was a big driver for sales, posting a 20% increase on 2015 to reach around €3 billion, according to the VDMA, the German Engineering Federation.
“In view of this high level, a further growth seems hardly possible, even if our customers co
A series of tenders for major highway, tunnel and road repair projects are being opened in Brazil. The country’s national transport infrastructure department, DNIT, has set out plans for a series of tenders, all of which form part of phase 2 of the country's growth acceleration plan, PAC. The first of the key projects opening for tender will be the new Morro dos Cavalos tunnel, which will be constructed in the southern state of Santa Catarina. This 1.36km tunnel will be built in the city of Palhoça and form
Papua New Guinea is set to start road and bridge upgrades that could cost upwards of US$576 million.
Work on bridges will be paid partly through agreements with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs, amounting to around US$53 million, and the Asian Development Bank which is putting in nearly $32 million.
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs has also earmarked $101 million to upgrade of arterial roads to standard concrete in the port city of Lae, the capital of Morobe Province. Lae, the
