Search

Approval has been given for a new road tunnel project that will run through the centre of Munich, the capital of state of Bavaria in South Germany.

A tolled highway refinancing programme is being established in Spain to address the problem of tolled routes that are now bankrupt.

A series of large highway projects have been awarded to major construction firms in China, following agreements with the authorities in Shaanxi. New highways will be constructed by China Gezhouba Group Corp (CGGC) to link Tingchang with Huang Long and Ningshaan with Shiquan.

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.

Road safety stabilises in France in 2016 However injuries from road crashes increased by 2.6% in 2016 to 72,645 when compared with the previous year.