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Argentina highway concession in spotlight
February 10, 2012
Buenos Aires Province will release news of the winner of a highway concession shortly. The concession will be to operate highways 2, 11, 36, 63, 56 and 74 under a 30 year deal from May 2011.
Japan's toll-free pilot
February 10, 2012
The Japanese Government is planning to make several expressway sections toll-free. This forms part of a pilot programme, with six sections of the country's expressway network intended to be made toll-free for all vehicles.
Bidding strong for New York bridge link
February 10, 2012
Bidding is strong for the 30 year concession deal covering the Goethals Bridge linking New York and New Jersey. The contract will include financing, construction and management of the bridge and changes to the road alignment in a deal worth US$1.3 billion.
North Korea astounds transport sector with road development plan
February 10, 2012
North Korea claims that it is establishing a strategic plan that will lift the country's struggling economy into prosperity as early as 2012. According to a missive from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a 10 year economic plan has been unveiled that will see a total of US$100 billion being invested by the nation in 12 strategic sectors.
Israeli highway development
February 10, 2012
A new US$816 million highway extension project for Israel has been given the go ahead by the country's government.
Rapid adoption of GPS machine control
February 10, 2012
The high sophistication of GPS machine control systems has resulted in a fast pace of technological advancement. The three major players in the machine control sector, Leica Geosystems, Topcon and Trimble have all made major gains in recent years. The sophistication of the latest systems can combine satellite position data from the GPS and GLONASS networks with information from total stations to provide precise, high speed machine operation. Further more the firms have also prepared themselves for the intro
New road for Sudan
February 10, 2012
A new 192km road link will connect Juba with Nimule in Southern Sudan. This US$225 million project is being funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
Outstanding success of international SMOPYC show
February 10, 2012
Organisers of the International Show of Public Works, Construction and Mining Machinery have made every effort to assist the sector on the road to recovery
Climbing costs cause concern
February 10, 2012
The Honduras Government is revealing its concern over rising costs of materials, as these will have a major impact on planned road maintenance and repairs, as well as new construction.
Benin benefits from Chinese funding
February 10, 2012
The West African nation of Benin is seeing two road projects commence shortly. Funding for the work is being provided by China.