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China’s Sichuan Province is working on a major programme of road development works that will help expand and improve the overall network. Worth an impressive US$26.3 billion in all, the programme includes 29 separate projects. The main focus of the works will be on eight expressways, which will extend for a total of 981km. Five of the expressways are being developed by the Sichuan Transportation Investment Group. These are for the G0615 Barkam to Jigzhi route, the Mianyang to Cangxi link, the Cangxi to Bazh

The tender process is being planned for a major bridge project in Brazil.

Financing has been secured to help pay for rebuilding of the Dome to Kitase road in Ghana’s capital Accra. A US$24 million loan from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) will pay for the work. Upgrading the route will help improve transport on the northern side of Accra and develop the local economy.

Approval has been given to commence construction on two stretches of the highway connecting Moscow with Kazan.

The historic Great Ocean Road in Australia is in poor condition and in desperate need of repairs.

Norway’s landmark tunnel project is due to open at the end of 2019. The Ryfylke tunnel will be both the longest and deepest undersea road tunnel built anywhere in the world when it opens to traffic. The new link connects the city of Stavanger with Strand in the district of Ryfylke. Two other tunnels form part of the project to build the new Ryfast link. These are the Hundvåg tunnel and the Eiganes tunnel, due to open in February 2020 once finishing and testing works have been completed. The opening of all t

Nigeria is planning a series of road and bridge rehabilitation works across the country. The plans calls for 14 projects in Nigeria, including the construction of new links, improving existing routes, widening roads and building bridges. These contracts are worth over US$457 million in all and have been given approval by the country’s Federal Executive Council (FEC). The contractors to have won the tenders include CBC Global Civil & Building Construction Nigeria, China Civil Engineering Construction Corpor

A new expressway connecting the Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Zhongshan is being planned. Work will commence in 2020 and the project has an estimated cost of US$3.06 billion. The route will also connect with the highway connecting Zhongshan to Shenzhen. The expressway will run between the south of Nansha and the west of Zhongshan. It is expected to open to traffic in 2024.

The Canadian province of British Columbia could put options for a Massey Tunnel replacement out to consultation late this year or early next. A statement from the BC ministry of transportation and infrastructure said the government is in discussions with various stakeholders about which options it will put out for consultation. Whatever option is chosen to replace the ageing four-lane Massey Tunnel – be it a bridge or another tunnel – it will be will be either six or eight lanes, according to the gove