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Work on a new road in Laos will take until 2012 to complete

Moldova's state road administration is opening the tender process for the selection of a consultant to manage a major road rehabilitation project.

Data from Belgium suggests that the level of use of seatbelts amongst car drivers and passengers lags behind that of a number of other European nations.

In Chile the authorities are setting out plans for a new programme designed to provide alert warnings for urban roads requiring repair.

The second phase of Slovakia's R1 expressway is now opening to traffic.

Considerable discussion is being carried out in Russia on the country's future highway requirements.

In Brazil the Sao Paulo-based company EcoTech plans to invest US$198 million in road repair technologies by 2016.

Questions are being asked in Brazil over the terms and conditions set on the tender for Rodoanel, a ring-road around Sao Paulo.

Engine manufacturer Deutz reports a strong first quarter.

Chile's Ministry of Public Works has revealed that work on the Vespucio Oriente highway will now cost US$2 billion.

Exhibition organiser Messe München International is continuing to develop its international profile with the signing of an agreement for a new partnership in Thailand.

URS has been awarded a two-year contract, with the option for a two-year extension, by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to provide operations and support services for the Gateway Guide Transportation Management Centre (TMC) located in St.