Roads

Toward the Light

From postwar Italy to the economic miracle: the A1 motorway, which links Milan to Naples over a distance of 764 kilometres via bridges, viaducts and tunnels, remains to this day a masterpiece of engin...

Orlando, Florida: The Massive Infrastructure Behind Theme Park Magic

Orlando, the most visited city in the United States, welcomes more than 75 millions of tourists every year heading to the one of the world's largest concentrations of theme park. To support this conti...

From Rome Metro to Motorways: Landmark Infrastructure That Has Shaped Italy

There are roads, metros and railway lines that have not only revolutionised Italian mobility, but have also underpinned the country’s growth: from the Autostrada del Sole to Rome’s metro, from Italy’s...

Calabria, Italy: Longest Tunnel Completed on the New Jonica State Road

With the completation of the excavation of the Trebisacce Tunnel, the new SS106 'Jonica' takes another significant step forward. The 3.3-kilometer tunnel is the longest underground project of the Thir...

From California’s I-10 to Norway’s E39: 5 Symbols of Road Safety

From the Milan–Naples highway to the I-10 in Los Angeles, from the Pedemontana Lombarda to the fjords along the E39 in Norway, right through to the Singapore Expressway: five road infrastructure proje...

$50 Trillion for Bridges, High-Speed Rail, Energy and Other Infrastructure by 2050

In its latest Global Infrastructure Outlook, PwC forecasts that $151.1 trillion will be invested worldwide by 2050 to address major challenges posed by climate change, urbanisation, and new global meg...

From Himalayas to Andes: Infrastructure Built at the Extremes (and Where to Find It)

From the GERD in Ethiopia to the Karakoram Highway amongst the glaciers, from the Rogun Dam to Ushuaia International Airport: infrastructure in extreme environments arises from the challenge of transf...

Pioneers Beneath the Alps

The Fréjus Road Tunnel is more than just a mountain tunnel: it symbolises a Europe that crosses the Alps rather than being held back by them. Built by true pioneers of civil engineering, it has connec...

New Zealand To Invest US$19 Billion in Road Safety

New Zealand is set to invest around US$19 billion over the next three years to modernise its transport system, with a strong focus on the road network. The plan includes new highways, upgrades and tar...