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Turkey's infrastructure programme
February 15, 2012
The tender process for Turkey's third Bosphorus Bridge is due to commence on 23rd August 2011. The project will be built under the build-operate-transfer model. This forms part of a massive investment in infrastructure in Turkey.
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Indonesian road plans
February 15, 2012
Upgrade and maintenance work for 11,578km of strategic non-national roads in Indonesia may receive funding from the country's Public Works Ministry.
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Bolivia's new road connections
February 15, 2012
A series of key road projects are underway in Bolivia's Potosi department at present, with the work in hand worth a total of US$524 million.
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Laos boosting roads
February 15, 2012
The authorities in Laos are planning a massive road and highway improvement programme. This new strategy from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport calls for a total of 1,151 road improvement projects, which will receive government investment worth US$14 billion.
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INTERMAT launch for Ammann’s ARX roller models
February 15, 2012
Ammann is launching an extended range of lightweight tandem rollers, badged the ARX models. The range includes 13 models from 1.5-4.5tonnes and working widths from 820–1380mm, to replace the AVM-2 range later this year.
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China's massive bridge opens
February 15, 2012
The world's largest bridge over water is now open to traffic. Measuring over 42km long the bridge links China's eastern port city of Qingdao with Huangdao Island.
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Singapore's key route upgrade
February 14, 2012
Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) is going ahead with plans to upgrade the Pan Island Expressway (PIE).
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Sri Lanka's new highway - on track
February 14, 2012
Work is progressing on-track on Sri Lanka's Southern Expressway project. This will be the country's first expressway and is expected to be completed by 2012, removing the bulk of traffic from the existing coastal road that is highly congested and also has serious safety issues.
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Queensland airport link incurs costs
February 14, 2012
In Australia contractor Leighton Holdings intends to reclaim extra costs incurred for a major airport link road project in Queensland.
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Kenyan link
February 14, 2012
Funding from Japan is helping speed construction of a new bypass in Kenya. The US$190 million grant from the Japanese International Corporation Agency (Jica) will be used for the project to build the 17.5km Southern bypass for the South Coast of Mombasa.
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Sri Lanka deal for Chinese firm
February 14, 2012
A US$131 million road contract in Sri Lanka will be handled by Chinese firm Dagang Road Machinery.
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Approval for new Zealand link
February 14, 2012
Official approval has been given for New Zealand's new Waterview highway project. The project is estimated to be worth some US$1.53 billion (NZ$1.85 billion).
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New highway projects for Vietnam
February 14, 2012
In Vietnam the Nam Cuong Group (Nam Cuong) is restarting work on a key a 63km road connecting the north and south of Hanoi.
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Major US interchange project underway
February 14, 2012
Work is starting in the US on a US$356 million interchange project that will connect I-95, I-91 and Route 34 Interchange in New Haven.
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Vietnam's new bridge deal
February 14, 2012
Funding and assistance from Australia, South Korea and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help finance key road and bridge projects in Vietnam.
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