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St Petersburg plan
March 2, 2012
Over US$100 million is being budgeted for a new interchange in the Russian city of St Petersburg.
Design award for Volvo
March 2, 2012
The new Volvo Construction Equipment's L220G wheel loader has won a red dot design award from a panel of design experts in Essen, Germany.
SMOPYC Moving ahead
March 2, 2012
The SMOPYC exhibition will have close to 100,000m2 of covered exhibition space, as well as an outdoor area and a demonstration area providing a total surface area for the show of 300,000m2.
Africa's road requirement
March 2, 2012
Development of road transportation is the key to the future of the African economy, according to a report by a transport infrastructure expert at the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD).
Volvo CE new China comms vice president
March 2, 2012
Inge Zhou has been appointed as vice president of corporate communications for Volvo Construction Equipment newly formed China sales region.
Contract costs in the frame
March 2, 2012
The construction costs of the new Mafraq-Ghweifat in Abu Dhabi have been thrown into the spotlight.
New record Volvo CE machine sales
March 2, 2012
Volvo Construction Equipment sold a record 84,000 machines in 2011. The company believe its ascendancy in the Chinese market was a key factor behind the landmark.
Action call for ''Britain's worn-our road markings''
March 2, 2012
Nearly a third of the length of Britain's single carriageway A roads have white lines so worn out that they do not meet recognised standards, according to the LifeLines Report, an assessment of more than 2,400km miles of the network.
LiuGong Construction Machinery sales double in North America
March 2, 2012
LiuGong Construction Machinery says doubling its North American-based equipment sales in 2011, compared to the previous 12 months, reinforces the company's goal of being among the world's top 10 equipment manufacturers by 2015.
Confirm OnDemand used to maintain Southampton's highways
March 2, 2012
Pitney Bowes Business Insight has announced that Balfour Beatty WorkPlace has chosen Confirm OnDemand – PBBI’s on-demand-based infrastructure asset maintenance and management system – to support its US$158 million Highways Services Partnership with Southampton City Council in the UK.
Polish road dispute
March 2, 2012
Questions are being asked in Poland over the poor performance of the recently paved S8 dual carriageway, close to capital Warsaw.
Ambitious highway plans
March 2, 2012
China's Guizhou province has major plans for highway investment during the 2011-2015 time period. In all there are plans to develop some 2,993km of expressway.
New bridge for St Petersburg
March 2, 2012
A new US$181.7 million bridge is due to be built in the Russian city of St Petersburg.
Iran's new bridge
March 2, 2012
Construction activity has now commenced on Iran's new Persian Gulf Bridge project.
Canadian highway deal
March 2, 2012
Plans are now being worked on in Canada to extend the key Highway 407 in Ontario.