Road Structures

A new bridge is planned for the busy A40 Autobahn route, which will be constructed at a busy intersection close to Duisburg.

A consortium comprising contracting companies Skanska and Pöyry will construct a new stretch of road in Finland.

Controversy surrounds the Stonehenge tunnel project in the UK. A report produced by Unesco has said that the plan to construct a 2.9km tunnel to carry the busy A303 route past the Stonehenge World Heritage Site should be reconsidered.

A stalled highway project in Guatemala is causing serious problems for the country.

Indonesia is setting out plans for a programme of bridge construction that will help boost access to many of its most remote villages. The country’s mountainous regions suffer from poor access due to limited transport infrastructure at present. The aim of the programme will be to construct up to 60 new bridges to improve accessibility, which will help boost economic development in these remote rural regions. Suspension bridges are likely to be used in many instances due to the suitability of this type of structure for the challenging, mountainous topography.

The European road building market is forecast to grow strongly in real terms from now to the end of 2019, as a strengthening economy boosts construction, creating investment and jobs.

An investigation is now being carried out into the safety of the new Col de Tende Road Tunnel project, currently being built.

Rebuilding work on a key highway stretch in Belarus is now commencing. Upgrading and widening of the second stage of the M6 route which runs from Minsk, the capital of Belarus to the border with Poland is of key importance for the country’s international transport links.

Funding for a major highway project in Paraguay will be provided by Japan's International Co-operation Agency (JICA).

Detroit has reached an agreement with the state to sell land, assets and some streets as part of a second bridge between Windsor and Detroit.