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Chinese funding worth some US$50 million will help pay for a bridge project in Laos.

Delhi is to benefit from nine road upgrade projects worth a total of over US$155 million.

Improvement work on a stretch of road in Mozambique is due to start shortly.

Increases in the cost of materials have caused problems for a road construction project in Vietnam.

According to the US-based Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the extension of the country's highway and transportation legislation is a short-term measure.

Plans are in hand in Paraguay for a total of 13 major road projects for 2011.

A strong market for road maintenance work is expected in Mexico, prompting several key contractors to tender for bids.

French funding will finance a key contract in Cameroon.

The tender process for Turkey's third Bosporus Bridge project is now open.

The Chinese contractor building the fourth bridge over the Babahoyo River in Ecuador says that the project should be complete by August 2011.

The CESAR Home Office approved construction equipment security scheme will be showcased at Intermat 2012. Delivered by Datatag ID, CESAR scheme registered machines are said to be four times less likely to be stolen and six times more likely to be recovered than unregistered equipment.

Indonesia is planning significant investment in its highway network as part of a programme of infrastructure improvements.

A study sponsored by the American Glass Bead Manufacturers' Association reveals that a growing number of imported glass bead products for highway markings exhibit high concentrations of heavy metals, including arsenic and lead.

Infrastructure investment will follow granting of a loan worth some US$400 million to Kenya.