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Plans are being drawn up in Cameroon for the construction of a new highway that will connect Douala with Limbé. The French contractor Egis is now commencing work on a feasibility study for the project.

A bridge project is being planned in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City that will span the Saigon River. The project is for the Thu Thiem 4 Bridge, which will measure 2.16km and connect District 2 with District 7.

The problem of inadequate bridges is widespread across US states but South Carolina is devising a 10-year plan that will address the structures in most need of attention. The programme of works will also tackle roads that have been identified as being in inadequate condition.

A new strategic design consultant partnership is now being formed between infrastructure group Balfour Beatty, Atkins, Mott MacDonald and WSP. The collaborative UK Strategic Design Consultant Partnership is said to offer a new level of openness, collaboration and innovation for the construction industry.

AB Volvo has sold its entire holding in German engine maker DEUTZ to institutional investors. The investment equated to approximately 25% of DEUTZ shares.

Spanish road safety can be improved if key road improvements are made, according to a new report published recently. The report has been produced jointly by the Spanish Association for Construction Companies and Infrastructure Concession Holders (Seopan) and the Spanish Roads Association (AEC).

Kenya’s port of Mombasa will benefit from transport link improvements through a loan facility provided by Japan.

India’s Rajasthan State is benefiting from new financing for its Highways Investment Programme. A loan facility will pay for highway development work in the state. Approval has been given from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

A highway bypass around the Moroccan city of Agadir is to be the subject of a new feasibility study.

There is concern at the high rate of road crashes across Asia. An increase in vehicle ownership has seen congestion grow in many Asian cities.

A new highway project is planned for Gauteng Province in South Africa. The highway will measure 35km long and is expected to cost close to US$520 million.

Zhejiang, Hunan and Hubei provinces in China are all planning huge highway development programmes. In all the work will cost over US$ billion. One of the key projects is for a stretch of the Tianjin-Shijiazhuang Expressway, which is due for completion at the end of 2019.