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Some of the biggest international construction firms are among agencies and companies reportedly interested in funding or developing a new US$2.5 billion Brent Spence Bridge on Interstates 71/75 in the US state of Ohio.

Urban motorways generated profits of US$ 113.21 million (CLP 53.46bn) in Chile in 2012 - 105% higher than 2010, and 52% higher than 2011. The country’s urban motorways also generated revenues of $523.755 million (CLP 246.06bn) in 2012, 14% higher than 2010. An increase of 23% in car sales between 2010 and 2012 is thought to be behind these excellent results.

In Turkey plans are now in hand for the country’s first Highway & Road Technologies Exhibition. This will be held from 6th-8th February 2014 at the Istanbul Expo Center (IFM) in Istanbul, Turkey and will be organised by Türkel Fair Organization. The event aims to attract international and domestic key manufacturers and industry players. The exhibition is set to be held in halls with a gross area of 10,000m2, plus outdoor exhibition areas. The organisers expect more than 200 companies to exhibit and 10,000 e

A person who spends 30 minutes a day driving to get into Brussels loses four days, or 101 hours-a -year in traffic jams, according to the 2012 Congestion Index compiled by TomTom. During rush hour a journey by car is said to take almost a third - 31.8% - longer than normal. Roads are busier in the evening rush hour than the day time rush hour.

The Czech Transport Ministry is considering the adoption of car-sharing scheme as one of the solutions to reduce traffic congestion and lack of parking spaces in towns and cities across the country. Research shows that one shared car could save between five to twenty parking spaces. According to the ministry's proposal for transport policy until 2020, a car-sharing system could be most beneficial when complemented by a combined public transport ticket. The Ministry is said to have been inspired by the car-s

Construction of the east stretch of the Rodoanel is an important municipal highway project in São Paulo, Brazil, and significant to national infrastructure development. The project relies heavily on Randon trucks equipped with Allison fully automatic transmissions, which are also used at other construction sites in Brazil, due in part to participation in a government infrastructure growth acceleration programme, Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento (PAC). Many national infrastructure construction projects

Global Cranes Sales has shipped its first RT100 unit worldwide, since its unveiling at Bauma China. The shipment to South-East Asia is said to precede many more scheduled to ship worldwide throughout 2013. The RT100, which has a 100tonne capacity and 43m boom, is engineered to have the maximum capacity at radius for its weight. The Zoomlion RT rough terrain crane line includes service and support from Global’s established teams in the United States and abroad. Global Crane Sales, in partnership with Zoom

JCB has won a massive order for over 1,000 of its backhoe loaders in a deal which is designed to transform the rural economy of Brazil. Brazil's Ministry of Agrarian Development has signed a tender for the JCB 3C backhoes worth more than £40 million (US$60 million), as the company marks 60 years of backhoe loader production. The machines will be delivered throughout 2013 and put straight to work improving rural roads to ensure food produced for sale gets to market much quicker. The machines will be man

Trimble has established SITECH technology dealers to serve the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Vietnam. SITECH KSA and SITECH Vietnam join the premier network of SITECH dealerships. The fully dedicated global distribution network offers a comprehensive portfolio of construction technology systems to the heavy civil construction contractor. SITECH technology dealers represent Trimble and Caterpillar machine control systems for the contractor’s entire fleet of heavy equipment regardless of machine brand, along wi

Roadtec is launching a 2.5m tamper bar screed developed by the firm’s operation in Germany. This screed has been designed as a heavy-duty, high-quality unit. It is designed to suit customer in Europe and in worldwide markets while for US customers, it will be used for RCC applications. Worldwide it will be sold on the new German-built Roadtec asphalt pavers.

Component specialist BLS Enterprises is offering a durable replacement track pad for use on Wirtgen milling machines. President Barry Stoughton said, “We have a direct replacement for the EPS system.” He said that this two part pad system allows the pad to bolt directly onto the track. Long life and durability are claimed, as well as ease of replacement.