Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Dr Ismail Vadi, has officially opened the rehabilitated multimillion Rand R28 road in Westonaria, […]
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The 95km launch Lilongwe- Kasiya-Santhe road in Zambia is scheduled to be launched by the President Peter Mutharika in April. […]
Nigeria’s Ekiti State Government has commenced construction of the new Ado-Iyin Road project after decades of being abandoned. Governor Kayode Fayomi said […]
In Bafoussam, the West regional capital, construction company Razel, is currently testing roller-compacted concrete (RCC) for road construction as part […]
Safety of both pedestrians and motorists has been boosted by Concor Infrastructure’s rehabilitation of the R75 double carriageway between Port […]
Business mogul, Aliko Dangote, says the Executive Order 007 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday will make businesses run […]
The Federal government of Nigeria is set to use US $274.6m Sukuk bond to construct 642.69 km of roads across in the […]
Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) says Dubai […]
The new Cornubia bridge that crosses over the N2 to uMhlanga, in KwaZulu-Natal, has been partially opened to traffic, says […]
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) says two bridges on the N12 outside Hopetown, Northern Cape, currently being widened and improved to increase their life span, are expected to open to traffic in February 2019, says project manager Tiago Massingue.
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB Group) has approved $322.35m loans and grant to Burundi and Tanzania to finance the […]
Uganda is set to receive US $229.5m for the construction of phase one of Kampala-Jinja express project, following an approval from the African […]
Recently appointed as the African Union special envoy for infrastructure development in the continent, Raila Odinga has announced plans to construct a 6,000-km road linking Mombasa in Kenya to Lagos in Nigeria in bid to link Africa through modern highways and railways.
Transport Minister Blade Nzimande on Tuesday officially opened the R1.1-billion Mount (Mt) Edgecombe Interchange, in KwaZulu-Natal. The Minister described the interchange as a veritable civil engineering work […]
The Msikaba North haul road is nearing completion after early delays necessitated by relocation of families and graves.
Kenya has announced the start of construction of phases 2 and 3 of the US $297m Dongo Kundu bypass next month […]
JSE-listed real estate investment trustRedefine Properties, together with Abland Property Developers, on Monday unveiled the completed new public road that will improve accessibility […]
Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has inaugurated the construction and rehabilitation of 308 km of rural roads across the state […]
The Government of Zimbabwe is seeking US $600m to rehabilitate Harare roads. This is according to Chief Engineer of Works George […]
As part of the City of Joburg’s Rea Vaya bus rapid transit (BRT) project along the Louis Botha development corridor, the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) […]
The construction sector – and particularly civil engineering – will remain in the doldrums for 2018 with hopes for some improvement to begin next year, according to Industry Insight senior economist David Metelerkamp.
Construction of the 530 km Lamu-Isiolo road is set to kick off this August 2018 after the government secured US […]
The Department of Transport and Public Works (DTPW) in the Western Cape has completed a R59-million maintenanceproject on the scenic R44 route between Rooi Els and […]
With the summit at 26m, the Mt Edgecombe Interchange is an impressive structure. The multiple engineering achievements behind this mammoth project are testimony […]
Agreements have been signed for the construction of nine road projects covering 749 kilometers across the country with a total […]
Commuters can now look forward to travelling at adequate speeds on a smooth improved R51 road between Vereeniging and Balfour, […]
As Cape Town’s highways strain under ever-increasing traffic volumes, AfriSam is working with Cape contractor Martin & East and Much […]
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and his Niger Delta counterpart, Usani Uguru Usani, said about N100 billion is required […]
Africa’s second most populous country Ethiopia, has set an ambitious target to double the length of its roads network by […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has launched the reconstruction of roads in 11 constituencies in Nairobi’s Eastlands.The program is part of the […]
The Western Cape government has said that a plan is in place to make up for lost time on a […]
Geosynthetic products manufacturer and supplier Fibertex says its Fibertex AM-2 is the ideal product for road construction and road maintenance projects in Africa, owing to its being highly durable and resistant to all natural […]
The federal government last Wednesday approved N80 billion for the construction of roads across 12 states. The government also approved […]
A R158-million roadconstructionproject was launched for the Rust der Winter and Mkhombo Nature Reserves, north-east of Pretoria, the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport said on […]
Mining gear and compressor maker Atlas Copco will sell its road construction equipment business to French industrial and construction company Fayat Group, it said on Thursday, booking a loss of about 2-billion […]
The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works is making progress with a R186-million project to rehabilitate a 7 km portion of […]
The World Bank has agreed to fund a project to build a double-decker toll motorway between the Jomo Kenyatta International […]
Two frequently used roads between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund – the B2 highway and the MR44 behind the dunes – […]
The Executive Council (FEC) has approved Dangote Group subsidiary to construct the Obajana-Kabba Road in Nigeria.
Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia says the government is on course to construct 10,000 kilometres of road as it seeks […]
South African National Roads Agency Limited CEO Nazir Alli on Wednesday said the backlog of maintenance and road networks was […]
The ray of hope was given over the weekend by the combined delegation from the Federal Ministry of Works, Power […]
Awarding road infrastructure construction to local contractors is boosting their technical, institutional and financial capability.The experience they garner has enabled […]
The South African government has announced plans to boost Eastern Cape roads in South Africa in a major reconstruction programme […]
Construction of the R45-million extension of Centenary road in Modderfontein, in Ekurhuleni, has been completed. The 2-km-long road, which was […]
The $3.5 billion super highway and the Bakassi deep seaport projects are hitting strong brick walls as investors and financial […]
The next stage of upgrades to the M1 freeway and bridges in Johannesburg will start early next month, with the closure of lanes on the southbound carriageway.
The first of two contracts that will see the rehabilitation of the N8 highway between Bloemfontein and Thaba Nchu is […]
US$ 222m road project in Ethiopia is set to be constructed to connect Agamsa-Bure and Nekempte-Anger Gutin-Andhode. Prime Minister Hailemariam […]
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has called for the adoption of concrete roads by the government in its bid to […]
South Africa has yet to fully discover and utilise the benefits of concrete strip roads, says Bryan Perrie, MD of […]
The Dar es Salaam Regional Road Board has earmarked 343bn/-for road construction and maintenance projects for the 2016/17 fiscal year, […]
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, on Thursday reopened the N12 freeway, which was upgraded at a cost […]
The tarmacking of the 24-kilometre Ndurumo-Kibuline-Giaki-Miomponi road connecting Meru and Tharaka-Nithi counties has started.The more than Sh800 million project is […]
The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works has started work on Phase 1 of a R487-million upgrade to the N1 freeway around Cape Town.
A major road being constructed in Nigeria has received a major boost after Energy firm LNG Limited committed to provide […]
Multi-million dollar Taj Mall in Kenya is set to be demolished for road construction after the National Land Commission (NLC) […]
The Nairobi County Government has set aside Sh6.2 billion during the 2016/2017 financial year for the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance […]
The County government of Embu has signed contract with Probase Kenya, a Malaysian-based construction firm, to construct and tarmac roads […]
The Lagos state government has approved the construction of flyover bridges for two of the state’s high-density traffic zones – […]
Transport Principal Secretary John Mosonik has said that construction of 8,000 km of tarmac roads in Kenya is set to […]
Out of the US$1.25bn Eurobond issue, US$400m has been allocated for road construction in Zambia in a bid to boost […]
In a country grappling with high numbers of unemployment, public works programmes such as construction and rehabilitation of roads is […]
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed a semi-autonomous solution for early pothole detection to potentially replace […]
Chairman of Dangote Cement, Aliko Dangote over the weekend reiterated his plea to the Federal Government to urgently consider the use of concrete roads in the country.
The South African National Road Agency Limited (Sanral) on Tuesday revealed that the initial cost of work undertaken as part […]
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) will spend R99-million to improve and maintain road infrastructure in the city’s B region. The […]
Six young women will be involved in the construction projects come from Maitland Garden Village, Langa and Gugulethu after being appointed to be part of the Expanded Public Works Programme
Construction of the access road leading to Square Kilometer Array (SKA) in Carnarvon in the Northern Cape has begun and […]
South African National Roads Agency Limited’s (SANRAL) R2.2 billion infrastructure programs in the Eastern Cape will help prepare the region […]
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has announced delays to several of its roadworks programmes across Johannesburg owing to a shortage […]
R836.6-million is needed to connect the “missing” 19-km stretch of road between the Sani Pass Hotel at the South African […]
The development of rural road infrastructure and public transport services remains critical to the delivery of South Africa’s – and […]
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a new e-tolls tariff structure that will see motorists paying at least 50% less […]
Brookwoods Capital, a privately held equity firm will be investing US$ 27b on the construction of Tanzania’s Mwambani Port and […]
WorleyParsons, one of South Africa’s largest engineering firms, has completed a contract awarded by the South African National Roads Agency […]
Ethiopia has decided to spend US$ 240m on three new road projects in the country, which will fully be funded […]
To better manage, maintain and improve Limpopo’s ailing road infrastructure, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed […]
Gambia has launched Basse Bypass-Sabi road rehabilitation and construction project, funded by European Union (EU). Annes Guillaud, the EU’s country […]
The road project to upgrade Mozambique’s Beira-Zimbabwe road has started with construction of a second bridge over River Pungue. The […]
The National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) of Zambia has allocated US$710mn for road infrastructure development and services for the 2015 […]
The Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire has announced plans to inject over R5-billion into the rehabilitation and upgrade of the N1N4 […]
Construction work on the dangerous R573 Moloto road linking Pretoria to Mpumalanga and Limpopo province is set to begin after […]
SANRAL has said its proposed R5.3-billion De Beers Expressway would significantly relieve congestion on the Van Reenen’s Pass route. Sanral […]
The Sub-Saharan Regional Pipeline Corporation, Ltd. (SSRPC) recently selected Louis Berger to provide $7.6 million in consultancy services for the […]
The Trans African Concessions (Trac) has awarded a 22-month contract to upgrade the N4 Toll road connecting Mozambique to South […]
Governor of Meru Peter Munya has said this week that the county will benefit from the planned governments’ annuity roads […]
An international consortium, which includes Louis Berger was recently awarded a €2.36 million ($2.71 million) European Union-funded technical assistance contract […]
Murray & Roberts Infrastructure expects two roadworks rehabilitation contracts on the N2 in Kwazulu-Natal awarded to it by Sanral, to […]
Multidisciplinary construction and engineering group Aveng Grinaker-LTA has started upgrading a 10-km stretch of the B1 national road between Windhoek […]
Multidisciplinary construction and engineering group Aveng Grinaker-LTA has started upgrading a 10-km stretch of the B1 national road between Windhoek […]
The Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Infrastructure has announced plans to rehabilitate and pave more roads across the […]
The ambitious 10,000-km roads construction project embarked upon by the government of Kenya has started. The roads will be constructed […]
Construction of a US$700m, 400-km-long highway from Juba to Rumbek, is set to proceed following the ground breaking of the […]
Part of the N3 highway between Johannesburg and Durban will be reconstructed by the South African Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) […]
The Ethiopian Airports Enterprise (EAE) is planning to construct three new airports expected to cost US$ 64.5m in Ethiopia. A […]
The Ethiopian Airports Enterprise (EAE) is planning to construct three new airports expected to cost US$ 64.5m in Ethiopia. A […]
South African construction company Murray & Roberts has been awarded a 22-month contract by Trans African Concessions (TRAC) to upgrade […]
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved over $5.7 billion (N430.5 billion) for the construction of 17 roads and bridges […]
If you are a past delegate or visitor to the African Construction and Totally Concrete Conference and Expos, you can […]
In a move that help local contractors compete better with foreign contractors, Kenya Commercial Bank has offered to finance local contractors who are willing to build roads government’s US$444.4m annuity scheme.
Arab Contractors (AC), Egypt’s leading construction firm is planning to double its business ventures in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria to […]
The governor of Luanda, Angola, Ernesto Muangala has last week said that his region will undertake 652 construction projects until 2017as part of the Lunda Norte Provincial Development Plan.
The road linking Kenya and Ethiopia is scheduled for completion by next year. The 505-km Isiolo-Marsabit-Moyale road is 60% says […]
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The City Council of Harare unveiled an annual budget worth US$$272.7m, much going towards roads and water infrastructure development. Infrastructure […]
SINOHYDRO Corporation Limited has been awarded a US$85-m contract for construction of a 79.1-km road in the Southern Region of […]
SINOHYDRO Corporation Limited has been awarded a US$85-m contract for construction of a 79.1-km road in the Southern Region of […]
South Sudanese Government has embarked on a road construction project that will see the road networks linking Juba to Bor […]
Drivers on a road in the Netherlands are now being guided by glow-in-the-dark road markings.
Reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Lagos-Badagry Road will involve expanding it from four to 10 lanes. The Federal Government will […]
The Ababa-Adama Expressway: government has set aside US$1.5bn for road construction projects in this year’s budget Ethiopia Roads Authority (ERA) […]
Uganda plans a public–private partnership (PPP) tender next year, worth up to $1-billion, for a new road linking its capital […]
A hydropower dam Preliminary works on Isimba Hydropower Dam that will add 183MW of power into Uganda’s national grid commenced […]
Expansion of the East-West road at the cost of US$1bn is expected to be completed before the end of this […]
The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) has made a bold move by awarding two local firms contracts for construction of asphalt […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria is planning to relinquish road construction projects to the private sector in 2019. The private […]
The backlog on South Africa’s road network has reached R197-billion, up from R149-billion in 2010, says South African National Roads […]
The government of Kenya will construct 3,000 km of roads during the initial phase of planned construction of 10,000 km […]
The government of Kenya will construct 3,000 km of roads during the initial phase of planned construction of 10,000 km […]
Chembe bridge in Zambia: construction of the Lubembe River bridge is also part of the planned roads construction projects Luapula […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of US$29.49 m to Burundi for Phase 1 of the Nyakararo-Mwaro-Gitega […]
Road construction in Eldoret, Kenya: a new dual carriage road will link Eldoret town to Eldoret International Airport Eldoret is […]
Cement will be used as the raw material for new road projects The government has decided to abandon bitumen—the popular […]
Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa City Roads Authority (AACRA) has set aside US$331m for roads in the city which presently has a […]
Dr Guy Scott, Zambia’s vice president, says the recently unveiled phase of Link Zambia 8000 road project is driving huge […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has given Kenya a loan worth US$110.54b to construct Mombasa–Bujumbura highway that will link Kenya […]
Upgrading of Tassia Estate a housing development scheme in Nairobi, including construction of a 90.4-km tarmac road with culverts, a […]
Construction of Namialo-Rio Lurio road in Mozambique has been completed. This involved construction of lots 1 and 2 of the […]
The Ministry of Works in Tanzania has set aside US$17m for construction of ring roads in Dar es Salaam to […]
The Australian and New South Wales governments have begun the tender process for the final section of the AU$5.64bn (£3bn) […]
The long-awaited Moloto Corridor Project, between Gauteng and Mpumalanga, has reached the full value assessment and economic evaluation phase of […]
Over 173 000 km of municipal roads across South Africa are in poor to very poor condition, MPs heard on […]
While the foundations of the National Development Plan (NDP) were largely sound, the plan’s proverbial “Achilles’ heel” would likely lie […]
The China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) has been awarded two contracts worth US$131m by the Ethiopian Roads Authority. The contracts […]
The Government of Kenya has embarked on a project to build 10,000 km of roads across the country, in an […]
Durban: one of Africa’s busiest ports. From here containers and goods from around the globe join the highway system to […]
The World Bank will lend Kenya $4-billion over the next four years to help finance new infrastructure and other areas […]
JSE-listed Raubex was set to upgrade 117 km of the Mpika-Nabwalya-Mfuwe road, in north-eastern Muchinga, in Zambia, after securing the […]
Uretek South Africa, is the South African licence holder for the patented Uretek Ground Stabilisation Technology, now established in 78 countries. […]
“Potholes are an indicator of poor maintenance and lack of technical skills and are the tip of the iceberg of […]
