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In Indonesia major road development plans are in hand for Papua, with an expansion of the network being set out. The Ministry of Public Works has detailed its strategic programme for Papua which includes the development of 11 roads totalling 37,499km in all. The 11 national and provincial roads include new links from Timika - Potowaiburu - Enarotali; Wamena- Habema - Kenyam; Depapre - Bonggrang; Ring Road Jayapura - Sentani; Serui - Menawi - Saubeba; Nabire - Wagete - Enarotali; Timika - mapurajaya - Pomako

Work in the UAE city of Sharjah will improve traffic flow and reduce the risk of jams and delays. Two road projects worth some US$272.26 million will cut chronic congestion in the city. The work includes the extension of Al Arouba Street and the extension of the King Abdul Aziz Road, with dual four-lane carriageways, which will be integrated with the Sharjah Bridge.

An EU subsidy of over €600.65 million (PLN 2.5bn) has been approved for the ring road project in the Polish capital Warsaw. The construction of the southern ring road is delayed as it was planned for the road to be ready in time for the Euro 2012. The whole project is valued at more than €1.031 billion (PLN 4.3bn). The road includes the S79 section between the Marynarska and Lotnisko junctions as well as the S2 section between the Pulawska and Kontpoie junctions. When ready, the road will ease the access to

Several motorways in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro will undergo construction works costing at least US$1.99 billion (BRL 4bn) in 2013 as part of the state's economic growth plan. On 25 April 2013, work began on turning a 70.9km stretch of BR-101 Norte into a dual carriageway, creating around 400 direct jobs. The next expansions will be on Via Dutra, on Ponte Rio-Niteroi's connection with Avenida Brasil and the Linha Vermelha, and on BR-040's stretch between Duque Caxias and Petropolis

The Lazio region of central Italy is to benefit from the implementation of a strategic plan for the intermodal transport development of hub ports with the road and logistic network. Promoted by the port authority of Civitavecchia, Fiumicino and Gaeta, the execution of the plan will follow the signing of a logistic platform agreement by local and ministerial authorities. The investment budget amounts to €905 million (US$ 1.19 billion), of which €370 million is coming from private funds. The remaining part wi

Research by European motorcycle body ACEM reveals that the number of powered two wheeler (PTW) rider fatalities has decreased by 27% in 10 years (2001-2010). ACEM performed an analysis of road safety statistics based on International Road Traffic Accident Data (IRTAD) data for the period 2001-2010. But despite this positive result the percentage of PTW rider fatalities has increased in the overall transport mix, due to a much greater reduction in fatalities amongst other road user groups. The research shows

The Egyptian Government has signed four agreements with Chinese companies that are intended to develop and improve the economic area northwest of the Gulf of Suez. Under the terms of these agreements the Chinese companies will be investing US$500 million into the area with this sum being delivered in three stages. The Egyptian Government expects the move by these companies to attract an additional investment of $1 billion in the region. As part of the development for the area, Egypt's National Authority for

Altius Associates (Altius) has tipped institutional investor allocations to private infrastructure funds to grow dramatically over the next decade, either as a stand-alone asset class or as part of a broader real assets allocation. In a new report entitled ‘Infrastructure as part of a global investment portfolio’, Altius states that institutional investors currently have less than 1% allocated to infrastructure, including transport-related infrastructure projects, but it expects this figure to increase to

KordaMentha, a receiver, and investment bank Goldman Sachs have put the Clem Jones tolled road tunnel in Brisbane, Australia up for sale. Queensland Motorways as well as local and overseas pension funds are reported to be planning to bid for the asset, estimated to be worth US$617.15 million (AUD 600mn). The closing date for first round bids is expected in middle of June 2013 and completion of the deal is scheduled at the end of September 2013. The Clem Jones tunnel is owned by River City and the company ha

The capital planning for the major expansion and upgrading of Hanoi-Can Tho expressway in Vietnam is being considered ahead of a National Assembly evaluation for bond financing. The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has made a proposal for the prime minister to seek the National Assembly's permission to issue government bonds to handle the project. Last month, the MoT presented Document 2738/BGTVT-KHDT to the prime minister to seek capital resources for 17 road sections under the project. The government bonds wil