Road Structures

February 20, 2017
Management responsibility for several key highway stretches in France will be transferred. The three new urban highways are currently state-run but…
February 16, 2017
The New Wear Crossing will be the first bridge to be built over the River Wear in Sunderland, UK, for more than 40 years Raising the bridge’s 100m-…
February 15, 2017
Nearly 56,000 bridges in the US are listed as structurally deficient List, according to new analysis of Federal Data by American Road &…
February 15, 2017
Work on two new expressways will commence in Vietnam during 2017. The projects are both being managed by the Vietnamese Government and are being…
February 15, 2017
Work on the Al Mafraq-Al Ghweifat highway project in the UAE is now well underway. This US$5.3 billion project is due for completion in first half of…
February 15, 2017
In Paraguay the government is setting up plans for rebuilding Ruta 9, the Transchaco road. Negotiations have been held with regard to funding with…
February 14, 2017
The project to build Turkey’s new 1915 Cannakkale Bridge is gathering pace, with construction work expected to commence shortly. The tender for the…
February 14, 2017
A recent decision by the US Army Corps of Engineers could help speed the delivery of transportation projects. The decision was to exempt the…
February 13, 2017
The Canadian province of British Columbia has given environmental approval for a 10-lane US$2.8 billion bridge to replace the ageing George Massey…
February 13, 2017
South Korea has announced a programme of works that will see the country’s national road network being extended by over 900km. The budget of US$6.41…
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