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Kapsch TrafficCom is to begin work on a connected vehicle project in northern Spain, providing hardware and software to help digitise a 60km stretch of the A8 freeway near Bilbao by 2024. It has installed 25 roadside units along the highway, which will act as key points for receiving and distributing information between vehicles and […]
A consortium is now to handle the upgrade project for Brazil’s BR-153 highway route. The stretch of BR-153 to be improved measures nearly 851km and connects Alianca do Toncantins with Anapolis. Widening work will be carried out along a 623km stretch of the route, in addition with other upgrades to improve safety. Improvements to the […]
The US $104.5m Tanzanite Bridge project in Tanzania is currently 71.3% complete. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the Tanzania Roads Agency (TANROADS), Patrick Mfugale, the project is expected to be completed by the end of the year. “Construction of all 254 foundation pillars has been completed in tandem with the construction of platforms […]
Assessing political risk in infrastructure projects tends to mean parsing the small print of regulatory changes, or shifts in party manifestos in the run-up to elections. But the fire that engulfed the Chilean headquarters of ENEL, the Italian energy company, during civilian riots in 2019 was a vivid reminder of other, less predictable risks faced […]
Roads agencies and county governments have received the first half of funds meant for maintenance this financial year. Disbursing Sh28.7 billion just three months before the end of the fiscal year signals continued delays in payment to contractors at a time increased rainfall is expected to cause more damage. The Kenya Roads Board released the […]
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Uganda has suspended travels for passengers coming from 12 countries as the country steps up the prevention measures against coronavirus. In a circular statement issued bearing the name of professor David M. Kakuba director-general Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, UCAA management said, following the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the declaration […]
The government of Tanzania has announced plans to invite international tenders for the construction of a standard gauge railway (SGR) from Isaka dry port to neighbouring countries of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Hassan Abbasi, chief government spokesperson and permanent secretary for the Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports revealed the […]
For those travelers passing through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, one of the busiest in East Africa, signing onto the wifi to get online is one of the most important amenities available. But now, according to a lawsuit, it is coming to light that the Kenya Airport Authority’s deal with Safaricom to provide these WiFi services […]
Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has devised a seamless payment method for airport parking fees. The move is aimed at decongesting traffic and easing the hustle travellers have encountering accessing parking facilities at JKIA in Nairobi. The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) unveiled a new parking management system at JKIA recently “Jambo, we’ve made some changes! […]
Ethiopia Airlines will not join Kenya Airways and RwandaAir in suspending flights to China in the wake of the Coronavirus. Numerous airlines have suspended flights to China as part of combating a fast spreading disease which has killed over a 1000 people worldwide. The CEO of Ethiopia’s flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines (ET) Tewolde Gebremariam on […]