Chuxiong-Dali Expressway Opens to Traffic 1 Year Ahead of Schedule

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Recently, the Chuxiong (Guangtong) to Dali Expressway, located in China and built by CSCEC, was officially opened to traffic one year ahead of schedule. Chuxiong (Guangtong) to Dali Expressway is an important part of the Yunnan section of national expressway network G56 Hangzhou to Ruili Expressway. It is an international corridor connecting Southeast Asia. It goes through eight minority concentrations, the population of these areas reaching to 21 million. After the official opening of the project, the drive from Kunming to Dali will be shortened to 2 ½, and Kunming to Chuxiong in just over an hour, relieving traffic pressure … Read more

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Bechtel Selected to Build First Expressway in Kenya

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Bechtel has been selected by the Kenyan National Highways Authority to build the first high-speed expressway in the country. The new 294-mile (473-kilometer) route will vastly improve the connectivity, efficiency and safety of road transport between Nairobi and the country’s main seaport, Mombasa, and will reduce the journey time from over 10 hours to less than four hours. The expressway will serve as a central part of Kenya’s national transport system, helping to promote trade and development in Kenya and further into landlocked Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. This project will complement the new Standard Gauge Railway to transform the 280-mile … Read more

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