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The first section of a key road project in Costa Rica will be completed in late 2019. The work is for the 2.25km-long flyover on the Northern Ring Road (Circunvalacion Norte). This first section being opened will provide a connection between the Leon XIII and the Calle Blancos routes. The first four stages of the Circunvalacion Norte project are costing around US$163 million to construct, with the flyover stretch being the most costly and complex portion of the work. Funding from the Central American Bank

A programme of works aimed at eliminating all the rail crossings in Australia’s Victoria State is being established. The work is expected to cost US$705 million (A$1 billion). Eight level crossings will be removed in the north of Melbourne during 2019. In all, 75 level crossings in Melbourne will be removed by 2025. The aim of the plan is to improve safety, replacing the level crossings with either bridges or underpasses.

The tender process is now underway for the massive tunnel project for Guangzhou City in China. The tunnel will measure 5.3km in length and the project will also include building approach roads measuring a total of 3.6km. The new tunnel will be built in the city’s Nansha District and will provide a connection under the Zhujiang River Estuary. Building the tunnel and the associated connecting roads is expected to cost US$618 million.

Construction work is underway on the 8km Karavanke Tunnel connecting Austria and Slovenia. The work is being carried out at present from the Austrian end of the tunnel link. However the selection process for the contractor to handle the Slovenian end of the tunnel is now underway. Six firms have shown interest in the project and are in talks with the Slovenian state motorway operator, DARS.

LiuGong Machinery has appointed a new vice president to cover the mining machine segment. Kris Kulkarni now works at LiuGong North America as vice president, Global Mining. Kulkarni began his professional career at Caterpillar in 1996 in structures and steadily progressed in engineering roles across diverse mining products including large wheel loaders, mining trucks, surface drills, and hydraulic shovels. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, a master’s from the Universi

One of the contractors working on the demolition of the Morandi Bridge in the city of Genoa in Italy is facing a serious legal issue. The firm, Tecnodem, has been hit by an anti-Mafia ruling. This has come into effect due to alleged links between a senior employee and the Camorra groups. The authorities in Genoa have been carrying out background checks on the numerous companies and employees working on the Morandi Bridge demolition works.

The design of a stretch of Chile’s Americo Vespucio Oriente (AVO) highway has been revealed.

An important new road section is expected to cut congestion in the area around the city of Constantine once it opens to traffic.