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In Australia, the states of New South Wales and Western Australia are both setting transport development as a priority. Both states are planning major spending programmes on new infrastructure projects, with transport representing a key portion of that future investment.

Heavy rain is thought to be the cause for the collapse of a section of highway viaduct in Italy.

Construction work is now underway in Honduras for the highway connection linking the country with neighbouring Guatemala.

The RiverLinx consortium has reached financial close on the €1.17 billion Silvertown Tunnel project after a three-year procurement process by the client Transport for London.

The Estonian city of Tartu and its bike share scheme partner have outfitted around 250 bicycles with studded tyres for the winter.

FPT Industrial has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Microvast for battery technology.

Bidding is opening for the bridge project intended to connect Paraguay and Brazil.

Construction work for the new highway route connecting Russia’s capital Moscow with the city of Kazan is planned to start in 2020.

A bypass project is being planned for Samara in Russia, with construction work due to commence shortly.

Doosan Infracore has unveiled its high-tech ‘Concept-X’ construction jobsite control solution during a special demonstration event at its proving grounds in Boryeong City, South Korea.

Researchers from the UK’s Lancaster University will design, fabricate and test systems that generate electricity using piezoelectricity and hydromechanical dynamics from passing vehicles. The electricity produced will be stored in roadside batteries to power street lamps, road signs and air pollution monitors in the town of Aylesbury. There will also be sensors that detect the formation of potholes, according to a statement from the university’s engineering department. In addition, the so-called smart

A new funding package has been agreed to help pay for Sri Lanka’s rural road development programme.