In real terms, construction equipment orders were 11% below their year-earlier level, according to the VDMA, which represents 3,600 German and European engineering companies in Germany.
The Romanian city will get improvements to 15km of roads and officially joins the Green City programme of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - EBRD.
The Local Government Association says information shows that nearly US$5.1 billion was spent in 2006 on UK local road maintenance compared with $2.54 billion in 2019.
According to RMIT - the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - 10 project sites around the Australian city will use an estimated 21,000kg of recycled plastic.
INTERMAT 2024 near Paris is gaining momentum with more equipment manufacturers set to display their latest contributions to sustainable construction and a zero-carbon future.
Norwegian Public Roads Administration director Ingrid Dahl Hovland wants to ensure that lessons learned regarding wooden bridge failures are integrated into maintenance strategies.
