The authorities in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo intend to invest in new storm drains in the near future. Photo courtesy of World Highways reader Lionel Rajapakse.
May 28, 2012
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The authorities in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo intend to invest in new storm drains in the near future. Photo courtesy of World Highways reader Lionel Rajapakse.
The Egyptian Government has signed four agreements with Chinese companies that are intended to develop and improve the economic area northwest of the Gulf of Suez. Under the terms of these agreements the Chinese companies will be investing US$500 million into the area with this sum being delivered in three stages. The Egyptian Government expects the move by these companies to attract an additional investment of $1 billion in the region. As part of the development for the area, Egypt's National Authority for
One of Europe’s first smart lighting systems specifically for roudabouts is operating in Hungary and making big energy savings for local government, explains Miklós Muranyi*
Huge highway developments are being planned and carried out to further improve East-West transport, with Central Asia a key region as Patrick Smith reports
History was made in late 2010, when one of the biggest road building projects ever envisaged in Eastern Europe was given the green-light.
It was the occasion when Russian president Dmitry Medvedev signed a law that would allow his country to build its segment of a huge highway around the Black Sea.
The idea is to complete the 7,140km highway, wi
