Watch how an army of close to 100 Volvo construction machines helped build one of the longest roads in the Middle East, through one of the harshest, most extreme climates in the world, overcoming extreme logistical challenges and achieving demanding service requirements to reach Saudi Arabia’s ambitious infrastructure development program.
Robert Barnes
Introducing the Global Holcim Awards 2015 finalists and jury
From 6,000 entries to 3 winners 15 projects out of more than 6,000 submissions in the 4th International Holcim Awards competition were acknowledged with Gold, … Read more
Uganda: Entebbe airport set for a US$400m expansion
The Government of Uganda is set to carry out a major expansion at Entebbe International airport by constructing a second terminal. To be developed at … Read more
Ethiopia receives US$1.4bn petro pipeline project proposal
The Ethiopian Government is going through proposal for the construction of US$1.4bn petroleum pipeline at Port of Djibouti. This was disclosed in the “Powering Africa: … Read more
Algeria’s East-West Highway to cost US$ 13 billion
Algeria’s Minister of Public Works, Abdelkader Kadi has said that the 1,216 kilometres East-West Highway will cost US$ 13 billion. The Minister, who was responding … Read more
Morocco to host tallest tower in Africa
Saudi Alturki Holding Group, a construction group owned by the family of Osama bin Laden is planning to construct a US$1.5 billion 514-meter tower in … Read more