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A new concrete road is now open to traffic in Nigeria’s Kogi State. This is of note as the new 24km road is the now the country’s longest to be made from concrete. The new road was built in a joint venture partnership between Nigerian firm Dangote Construction and Brazilian company Andrade Gutierrez. The new road connects Kabba with Obajana. Part of the Dangote Group, Dangote Construction was well placed to carry out the work as it operates its Obajana Cement production facility, at Obajana. This new road

Mapping the asset High-speed data collection just got faster for England’s newly created strategic roads operator Highways England’s establishment as a publicly held company in 2015 created a need for a highly accurate asset inventory. This was potentially very costly and had serious safety implications. As well as its relationships with numerous managing agents and contractors, assets include 35,300km of highway, 12,100km of earthworks, 23,200km of safety fences, 150,000 technology assets and sig

Pont-de-Veyle is a picturesque village of around 1,600 people in France’s eastern Rhones-Alps region. Being in a tourist area and close to major towns and cities meant that traffic – around 9,000 vehicles a day through its small streets – was becoming a concern The village sits about 30km from the larger town of Bourg-en-Bresse, towards the Swiss border. It also lies around 60km from the city of Lyon, all in the Department of Ain. The regional administrative authority Ain created the Conseil Départementa

Construction activity is underway on a number of key transport infrastructure projects in Colombia. A major bridge project spanning the Magdalena River is currently under construction close to the city of Barranquilla in the north of Colombia. The Pumarejo Bridge was commissioned by Instituto Nacional de Vías (INVIAS) and is being built by a consortium. Featuring a cable-stayed design, the bridge will be 2.28km in length, with three lanes for vehicles, as well as a pedestrian area and a cycle track in b

With the 1st European Road Infrastructure Congress less than 100 days away, the organising team is pleased to share the event’s latest developments. Why attend? Attractive business opportunities. Despite the vote in the British referendum on 23 June, the UK will continue to be one of the most promising EU markets in terms of road infrastructure development. The recently established Highways England plans to renovate up to 80% of England’s strategic road network within the coming years, which will also incl

IRF Geneva chairman invites you to attend the World Road Meeting - 14–17 November 2017 , Delhi, India. in view of the growing demand for road infrastructure andmobility, and the increasing importance of India as a market for road infrastructure and services, India is a befitting venue for this mega event. The theme of the 18th WRM is “Safe Roads and Smart Mobility: The Engines of Economic Growth.” WRM 2017 will bring together representatives of business, industry, governments, public sector organisat