The Qatar Transportation and Traffic Safety Center (QTTSC) at Qatar University College of Engineering (QU-CENG) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Road Federation (IRF Geneva), Geneva (Switzerland). This is intended to further expand and consolidate collaboration and exchange of expertise particularly on traffic safety.
Ferrovial has lost control of the 407 International highway in Canada, one of the Spanish group's star assets.
The Supreme Court in the province of Ontario has ruled in favour of co-shareholder pension fund Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to buy another stake - 10.01% - in the highway. The shares are up for sale by another shareholder, Montreal-based global infrastructure engineering firm SNC-Lavalin.
The court denied Ferrovial, which already has the largest shareholding at 43% in the highway, th
At Traffex in Coventry, UK, in May, Elliot Shaw, the English highway agency’s strategy officer, will be the opening day keynote speaker while Mike Guerin, head of business development for SWARCO UK and Ireland, will later present about connected transportation.
An array of new software tools will deliver greater efficiencies to construction companies – Mike Woof writes. Sophisticated software systems are delivering advanced solutions to traditional construction tasks. Key developments have been made by major players in the sector, such as Bentley Systems, Fugro Roadware, Leica Geosystems and Topcon Sokkia.
From Bentley comes a new package that will help road construction activities in urban areas featuring a heavy concentration of underground utilities. This n
