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Italian construction equipment manufacturers are being urged to embrace “internationalisation” if they are to survive and prosper, after new figures revealed declining domestic but rising export sales in 2011.

The US state of Michigan needs to invest in highway bridge repairs.

A new highway costing US$450 million is to be built in Mexico's capital, Mexico City.

A number of key road improvement projects are underway in Nepal at present, with funding from Kuwait and Japan amongst the outside source helping pay for the work.

New Zealand's Government is setting out its plans for transport infrastructure investment for the next 10 years.

In Israel the authorities are well on track with the project to build northern extension of the Cross-Israel Highway. This road forms part of the US$7.98 billion Netivei Israel transport plan project. Israel's Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Finance will evaluate the tenders jointly and then announce firms that pass the prequalification stage at the end of September 2011. The companies that have prequalified are Electra, Ashtrom Properties, Minrav Holdings, Shafir Civil and Marine Engineering, Shikun

Work is commencing on a key a bridge link in China. The new bridge will be located in Shandong's Dongming County and will take four years to construct.

Indonesia's capital Jakarta is to see six new toll road projects worth US$4.71 billion.

China's Anhui Province is planning key transport projects for 2012.

Road upgrades and improvements are crucial to improve infrastructure in Vietnam, according to the country's Directorate for Roads.