With a deficit of US$58 billion in infrastructure, ranging from highways to ports and airports, Chile's priority should be urbanisation, according to Javier Hurtado, head of studies at national construction chamber CChC.
"Today, over 80% of Chileans live in cities. Urban areas are where a significant part of the economy and life happens. So if you want to make real improvements to quality of life, focus on urban areas," Hurtado said in an interview with BNamericas.
In the same interview, Hurtado cited a n
IRF Geneva is pleased to join hands with IQPC and support the Qatar Road Safety Forum which will take place in Doha on 27-28 September 2016. This year saw the launch of the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals which specified that road deaths need to be halved by 50% by 2020. This has prompted a greater focus on road safety with significant consideration made on evidence-based road safety strategies to achieve this goal. The authorities are currently gearing themselves up for a steep growth in po
Work to upgrade the A14 route in Cambridgeshire now looks set to commence at the end of 2016. The A14 will be widened along a 33.6km stretch as part of a programme of works to increase its capacity. The work will also involve building a new bypass around Huntingdon as well as widening a section of the A1. The project also includes making a series of improvements to five junctions situated along the route, located at Bar Hill, Swavesey, Girton, Histon and Milton. In all the work is expected to cost some £1.5