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A report into the state of Latvia's bridges shows that one in three in the country requires major works, with 100 structures in such poor condition they need immediate repair.

Weak sales of construction machines are reported by the Italian equipment association, UNACEA.Weak sales of construction machines are reported by the Italian equipment association, UNACEA.

Tendering is now open for the second phase of the Corredor Duarte road project in the Dominican Republic.

Tenders for 12 major infrastructure projects with a total value close to US$8 billion are being announced in Chile.

A third bridge crossing the Panama Canal could cost up to US$280 million according to the initial parameters set out in the tender for the project's construction.

Councils in England will be given more than £100 million (US$161.7 million) of extra funding to spend on repairing potholes, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has said.

Proposals have been put forward for a new bridge in Denmark to connect the islands of Als and Funen.

A healthy €865.5 million is being spent on infrastructure projects in Polish capital Warsaw in 2011.

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has tendered a consultancy to complete designs for a new long-span cable-stayed bridge on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal.

US firms Hemisphere GPS and Carlson Software have formed a 'strategic alliance'. The move, according to the companies, will provide a roadmap for new, integrated solutions for land survey, mapping, construction, mining and other key machine control markets.

In China the authorities in Shenyang city are planning 15 major road construction projects for the 2011 financial year.

US-based Ennis Traffic Safety Solutions, parent company of UK-based road safety products manufacturer Ennis Prismo, is merging with Flint Trading to create Ennis Flint. Steve Vetter has been named the new company's chief executive and Matt Soule as chief financial officer.

The UK’s new Tyne Tunnel is now open to traffic.