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Strabag trials fully autonomous asphalt paving
Austria-based construction group Strabag has successfully tested new autonomous asphalt paving technology
JV signs on for US$625m major interstate rehab in Rhode Island, US
A joint venture was selected for a US$625 million highway project in Rhode Island
Drugmaker planning US$4.5bn research and manufacturing facility
A major drugmaker is planning to build a US$4.5 billion facility in Indiana, US
Brazil road contract for Vinci
Vinci Highways has won a 30-year concession to operate and modernise a 594km section of highway in Brazil
Vinci affiliate wins pair of Australia roadworks contracts worth US$230mn
An Australian subsidiary of Vinci announced two road contracts worth more than US$200 million
Strabag executing ‘largest’ project using its ‘quiet, less pollutant’ asphalt
Strabag said it is using a quieter and less pollutant asphalt product for a major project
Brazil’s Lula approves controversial road through the Amazon
Plan to finish paving road through the Amazon rainforest has caused controversy
Why contractor consolidation and public cutbacks drive up US road build costs
Researchers expose the hidden costs to taxpayers associated with dwindling levels of contractor competition 
Infrastructure update: Major U.S. bridge and highway projects in progress
Infrastructure projects often require multiple cranes and super innovative lifting and rigging plans.
Contractors revise construction method for viaduct on A$1bn Australian motorway extension
Contractors will use a revised construction method to build the over-water section of a 2.6km viaduct
Two firms to supervise design and construction of major Hong Kong innovation hub
Two companies in joint venture for first phase of San Tin Technopole innovation hub in Hong Kong, China.
$2.3 billion project to replace 70-year-old Louisiana bridge moves forward
Consortium of construction firms has reached financial close on the construction of new bridge over the Calcasieu River
South Australia selects five-firm consortium to finish ‘largest infrastructure project’
South Australia selected a consortium to finish its ‘largest infrastructure project’, which is ahead of schedule
UK cancels £1.7bn Stonehenge Tunnel project
Labour government cancels controversial Stonehenge Tunnel project
Consortium selected for US$3bn Canadian tunnel project
A design team has been selected for a major tunnel project in Canada
New towing regulation helps UK machine users
The decision impacts towing rules in England, Scotland, and Wales
Huge billion-dollar Saudi city for 120,000 people starts construction
Construction has started  on a new city in Saudi Arabia 
Strabag in €110 million deal to equip transalpine tunnel
Austrian contractor Strabag has won a €110 million (US$120 million) to equip a transalpine tunnel linking Austria and Slovenia
Photos | BAM restores 32-year-old Antarctic runway
Contractor BAM has completed the restoration of a 32-year-old runway in the Antarctic as construction winds down at the end of the austral summer season
Chinese firm to build ‘first’ motorway for African country
A Chinese firm will build what is reported to be an African country’s first motorway
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