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The authorities in Vietnam are taking steps to toughen enforcement against drivers who break regulations.

The Nepalese Government is building a 42km long ring road in eastern Nepal at Biratnagar.

Plans have been revealed for a new ring road project in Turkmenistan.

Russia's Krasnodar region plans to invest heavily in road building projects.

The Hungarian Government is lining up an impressive plan for infrastructure investment in the coming years.

Data from the Italian construction equipment manufacturer's association (UNACEA) shows that the country's off-highway equipment market was still in recession in the first part of 2011.

Work is now going ahead on the Viadom road construction project in the Dominican Republic.

The Nepalese Government looks set to increase its transport budget for the next fiscal year.

The Japanese Government is giving US$30 million towards construction of a new bridge in Nicaragua.

A Chinese contractor is awarding sub-contracting work in Sri Lanka on a number of key road projects in Jaffna.

A World Bank loan worth US$109 million is paying for an upgrade to the road connecting the Bolivian conurbations of Rurrenabaque and Ixiamas as well as to the airport in Rurrenabaque.

The authorities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) will be able to boost transport infrastructure following the provision of a development assistance grant worth US$371.35 million.

The UK's new Hindhead Tunnel is now open to traffic. The ?420 million (£371 million) tunnel runs under the Devil's Punch Bowl in Surrey and will reduce congestion, while boosting safety on the busy A3 route.

In India a total of eight road projects worth US$1.43 billion have been given approval by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).