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Plans agreed for south American highway

The presidents of Chile, Bolivia and Brazil have agreed plans to complete a highway corridor connecting the three countries. The route will run (...)

Bridges win funding in public vote

Planned pedestrian and cycle bridges around the UK will receive funding following today's announcement that Sustrans' Connect2 project has won (...)

Canadian government backs Strandhern Bridge

The government of Canada has announced that it will make the construction of South Ottawa's Strandhern Bridge a priority for funding under the (...)

Bridges seek votes in UK lottery competition

Online voting opens today in a competition to choose the winner of US$103 million of UK lottery money. Four schemes are competing for the (...)

Indian minister approves new high-level bridge

Minister of shipping, road transport and highways Thiru Baalu has approved funding for a high-level bridge over the River Vena in the Indian state (...)

Second Penang Bridge costs expected to rise

Penang's chief minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon has said that the cost of the Second Penang Bridge is now expected to be more than the original (...)

Invitation issued for longer Indian River Inlet Bridge

Delaware Department of Transportation has today issued a request for qualifications for the design and build contract for the Indian River (...)

Plans dashed for new Ovingham bridge

Nottingham County Council in northern England is to study traffic movements across a section of the River Tyne with a view to making better use (...)

New estimates released for Columbia River Crossing

The transportation departments of the US states of Oregon and Washington have put the cost of the proposed Columbia River Crossing project at (...)

New funding enables upgrade for planned Dutch bridge

The Ministry of Transport, Public Works & Water Management in The Netherlands has announced that US$25 million of additional funding will enable (...)

Study puts New Jersey bridge repair bill at US$13.5 billion

A report released yesterday by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) identifies the need for US$13.58 billion to be spent (...)

Perth campaigns for lottery funded bridge

Perth & Kinross Council in Scotland has unveiled possible designs for a new foot and cycle bridge over the River Tay. The planned bridge will be (...)

Plans shelved for Alaskan bridge

Alaska state governor Sarah Palin has directed that an alternative should be found to the proposed US$398 bridge to Gravina (...)

Structural survey planned for Peru's bridges

Venezuela-based financial institution CAF has signed an agreement to finance a structural evaluation of Peru's bridges. The project will allow (...)

Sunset Beach bids come in over estimate

All four tenders that were opened yesterday for a new highway bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway exceed North Carolina Department (...)

US Senate adds to bridge funding

The US Senate has approved a transportation bill for 2008 that adds US$1 billion in funding to address structurally deficient (...)

Contract awarded for Californian interchange

A joint venture of Granite Construction and FCI Constructors has been awared a US$138 million contract by the California Department of (...)

Missouri backs plan to speed bridge repairs

The Missouri Senate has backed an ambitious plan to repair more than 800 of the US state's worst bridges by 2012. The bill, which now needs (...)

Tajik-Afghan bridge opens

Afghanistan and Tajikistan have opened a new 680m-long crossing of the river Pyanj to link the two (...)

Louisiana accepts sole bid for Huey P Long widening

Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development (DOTD) has awarded a US$453 million contract for widening the main span of the Huey P (...)