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Zawya
10-07-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Morocco launches phase 3 of motorway project
Morocco's Ministry of Equipment and Water has launched the construction works for the third phase of the expressway connecting the Northern Fez city to the nearby Taounate, with a total budget of around 324 million Moroccan dirhams ($36 million). Minister Nizar Baraka launched the 19-km road project on Tuesday during his visit to the province of Taounate to assess the progress of the project. The overall project covers 73 kilometres, involving a total budget of MAD 1.56 billion ($173.4 million), according to local newspapers. Baraka said the project will significantly reduce travel time between Fez and Taounate, improving road safety and reducing traffic accidents along this key route. Baraka also reviewed a series of road projects that have been completed or are under construction, and those planned in the province of Taounate. For these projects, MAD 380 million ($42.2 million) was put towards the construction and engineering of the expressway, MAD 302 million ($33.5 million) went towards reducing regional disparities, and MAD 82 million ($9 million) went towards maintenance, widening, and reinforcing the road infrastructure. (Writing by Nadim Kawach; Editing by Anoop Menon) (
RNZ News
23-06-2025
- Automotive
- RNZ News
Decision to back track on downgrading Ōtaki-Levin expressway met with joy
Ōtaki Gorge Road site at SH1 with Bridges. Photo: Supplied / NZTA / Mark Coote A decision from Waka Kotahi NZTA to back track on rescoping the Ōtaki to North of Levin expressway has been met with joy in the community. Earlier this year, months out from work beginning a revised design for the road was released which saw on-ramps and overbridges removed and the northern end reduced from four lanes to two. The design also cancelled the bridge that would link Manakau Heights to the rest of Manukau. The change saw four councils - Horowhenua District Council, Horizons Regional Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council and Kāpiti District Council come out and say it would curtail development . Waka Kotahi said last month the design changes were primarily driven by the government's drive to save money. It has since been announced that three elements of the initial design would be reinstated. They were a grade separated interchange with Tararua Road in Levin, a southbound on ramp at the southern end of the road and a bridge at Manakau Heights. Horowhenua Mayor Bernie Wanden. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver Horowhenua Mayor Bernie Wanden said the changes demonstrated a clear and powerful response to strong local and regional advocacy. "It's not just a good outcome, it's the right outcome. "It reflects the strength of our community's collective voice and the effectiveness of Council's long-standing advocacy to ensure this project lives up to its original promises of safety, efficiency and regional connection." Wanden thanked the NZTA board and local Ōtaki MP Tim Costley for which advocacy. Costley told RNZ that the changes were great news and was excited to see construction start later this year. He said the road had been cancelled and delayed over the past six years, so the revised scope caused frustration in the local community. "That was a lot for people to deal with, and it was kind of like here we go again." Construction of the Ōtaki to North of Levin expressway was expected to be complete in 2029. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
NHK
02-06-2025
- General
- NHK
Driver arrested after car plunges onto expressway in central Japan
Police have arrested the driver of a car that fell onto an expressway in central Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, sending two children to a hospital. The man is suspected of driving without a license and fleeing the scene after abandoning the vehicle. The passenger car broke through a roadside barrier in the city of Hamamatsu on Sunday afternoon and plunged onto the Tomei Expressway. Police say the two children inside the vehicle were taken to a hospital, but neither was injured. Emergency officials say one of them is 8 years old and the other is aged 7. Police had been searching for the driver, who fled the scene. They arrested 47-year-old Kurebayashi Akiya on Monday, who claims to be jobless and to live in the city of Omaezaki in Shizuoka Prefecture. The police have not disclosed whether the suspect has admitted to the charges. They say investigators found Kurebayashi walking alone in Hamamatsu earlier in the day. They say his driver's license was revoked about 10 years ago, and that the car was registered under someone else's name. They say the two children are not related to the man by family or blood, but they also say there is no indication of abduction. Investigators are looking into what kind of relationship they are in and other details of the incident, including why the suspect left the scene.
RNZ News
26-05-2025
- Politics
- RNZ News
Councils in Lower North Island against downgraded expressway plans
Two district councils in the Lower North Island are banding together against down graded plans for an expressway through their districts. More than a decade since it was originally proposed - a revised design for the Otaki to North of Levin expressway has seen on-ramps and overbridges removed and interchanges replaced by roundabouts. Council and community advocates from the Kapiti and Horowhenua districts say the sudden change has left locals confused and appalled. Bill Hickman has more. Tags: To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
Malay Mail
16-05-2025
- Automotive
- Malay Mail
PLUS activates tidal flow lane on NKVE's Kota Damansara-Damansara stretch tonight for pavement improvement works
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) will activate the tidal flow lane along the Kota Damansara-Damansara stretch (from KM18.90 to KM18.40) of the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) from 10 pm today until noon tomorrow. In a statement today, the expressway concessionaire said the temporary traffic arrangement is necessary to facilitate pavement improvement works on the emergency and left lanes at KM18.63 as part of the continuous effort to provide a more comfortable experience for highway users. Therefore, it advised highway users to plan their journeys using the PLUS App to obtain the latest traffic information. They are also advised to adhere to all traffic signs and instructions issued by PLUS personnel when passing through the affected area Highway users can also obtain the latest traffic information through the PUTRI Virtual Assistant, X@plustrafik App, and Electronic Signboards (VMS) at selected locations as well as contact PLUSLine at 1800-88-0000 in the event of any emergencies. — Bernama
