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The UK's Institution of Mechanical Engineers' new president, Professor Roderick Smith, has outlined his priorities for the year as helping to solve the engineering challenges for UK transport, environment and energy.

A Chinese contractor has been holding high level talks with the authorities in Bosnian autonomous entity Republika Srpska over road projects.

In the Philippines, Eleazar E Ricote, director of the Public-Private Partnership Center, said that bids would be invited for several PPP projects in the coming few months.

Salisbury Row was praised as an excellent initiative after the notorious rat run has been transformed into a greener, safer community, having a huge impact on residents' quality of life.

Plans are now well in hand for Australia's new Hill M2 highway in Sydney.

Australian city Melbourne could benefit from revitalised transport links over the next three decades if proposals are put into action.

Japanese funding is helping pay for a key bridge replacement project in Uganda and road development in the Philippines.

A series of highway and bridge projects across the US have been recognised for their contributions to environmental protection and mitigation.

Morocco continues to invest in improving its transport network, which is seen as providing a major boost to the country's growing economy.

Brazil's federal government will look to carry out restoration and expansion work at five international airports through concessions and public-private partnerships (PPPs), according to presidential chief of staff Antonio Palocci.

Funding worth US$800 million is being provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help rebuild and upgrade Kazakhstan's road network.

China has officially declared its intention to join the International Transport Forum, an intergovernmental organisation linked to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) that deals with transport policy issues.