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Middle East financing for Moscow’s new toll route
June 12, 2018
Financing from the Middle East is helping to build the first toll road in Russia’s capital Moscow – Eugene Gerden reports. The first toll road within the Russian capital Moscow will be built this year with financing from a consortium comprising Russian and Arabian investors. This was revealed officially in a recent statement from the Moscow City Government. The heart of the project involves building a relief road for Kutuzovsky Prospekt, a major radial avenue in Moscow, which is known for its luxury stores
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IRF Geneva to support Qatar on its recycling strategy
June 12, 2018
IRF Geneva was at the Pavement Preservation and Recycling Summit (PPRS) 2018 in Nice The Pavement Preservation and Recycling Summit (PPRS) 2018 in Nice (26th – 28th March 2018) set the scene for the signature of an important Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between between Ashghal, the Qatari Public Works Authority and the International Road Federation (Geneva). Ashghal’s participation in the summit was part of its endeavour to open opportunities for cooperation and investment in the road sector and recy
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European digitalisation of construction industry offers roadmap for future
June 11, 2018
Europe’s leading construction industry associations are joining forces to publicise the release of a new manifesto on digitalisation. This construction industry manifesto focuses on the use of smarter construction technologies in a bid to deliver a stronger economy, an inclusive society and more efficient practises. The manifesto calls for strong political leadership from the EU, an appropriate regulatory framework on data policy and budgetary focus on digital skills, research and development and IT infrast
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Moscow road and tunnel tendering
June 11, 2018
The tender process is opening for a tunnel section as well as linking roads for a project in Moscow. The project will form part of the Stolbovo transport hub. The tunnel will measure 1,.47km long, while the project includes building 7km of roads in Moscow’s Troitsky and Novomoskovsky Administrative Districts (TNAD) in the south west of the city. Also included in the work will be a 2670km overpass section as well as utilities and the construction phase has to be completed within a 17 month period.
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Papua New Guinea road rehab plan
June 11, 2018
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a loan facility that will help Papua New Guinea to rebuild its Highlands Highway.
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Highway construction to be completed for South East Nigeria
June 11, 2018
Further financing will be required to complete construction work for Nigeria’s vital East-West highway project. Work is being carried out on sections of the highway between Warri and Port Harcourt and from Eket to Ikot Akan and Atan Ikpe. The former stretch is being handled by Setraco Nigeria, while the latter is being handled by Reynolds Construction Company. However a further US$277.4 million will be required to fund the work, which involves widening the highway so that it features two lanes in either dir
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Ethiopia planning road network growth
June 11, 2018
Ethiopia is setting a target of 2020 to complete its road expansion programme. The plan has been to double the length of the country’s road network in the period from 2015 to 2020. At present Ethiopia has around 121,200km of roads, compared with around 100,000km of roads in 2015. But by 2020, the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) aims to expand the network to 200,000km.
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Malaysia highway project review sees contract rendered void
June 8, 2018
The project to upgrade the Pan-Borneo highway stretch in Malaysia is now facing a serious challenge. This follows a review of the project following the recent change in Malaysia’s administration. The joint venture between Ekovest Construction and Samling Resources that had been awarded the work has now had its contract rendered void. The joint venture’s deal was worth nearly US$528 million.
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Kenya highway tender process underway
June 8, 2018
The tendering process for a key stretch of highway is underway in Kenya at present, attracting strong interest. The US$246.5 million project is the second phase of the upgrade for the Dongo Kundu bypass, with the work expected to take 36 months to complete and construction scheduled to commence in August 2018. The first phase of the project has been carried out by the Chinese contractor CCECC. The route is being improved to dual carriageway status, with two lanes in either direction, which will boost its
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Bolivia highway project awarded to Chinese firm
June 8, 2018
A Chinese contractor, Sinohydro, is now commencing a major highway project in Bolivia.
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