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It is now 25 years since the UK's M25 motorway opened to traffic.

A new report from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) says that the US transportation sector has been instrumental in improving the country's environment over the past 40 years.

Work is now starting on t first phase of a 348km road construction project in Mozambique to link Nampula with Cuamba.

The organisers of the recent SMOPYC event in Spain claim that the show was highly successful, beating targets initially set.

A road infrastructure project worth US$172 million will be carried out in Hong Kong.

Work is to commence shortly in Italy on a major highway construction project worth more than €490 million.

PT Rin and Q-Free have signed a contract for delivery of an electronic law enforcement (ELE) system for Jakarta (DKI) and greater area of Jakarta (Bodetabek).

Diesel engine producer Perkins has now opened its research facility, an operation in which the firm has invested some €21.2 million (£19 million).

The US Department of Transportation reports that road deaths fell by 9.7% to 33,808 in 2009, compared with 37,423 in 2008.

Drivers in Texas using the SH161 route are set to benefit from a US$418 million loan being provided by the US Department of Transportation to complete work on the link.

Argentina's smart highway network plan, Red Federal de Autopistas en la Argentina (RFA), has still to be implemented.

The tender process is opening in Romania for the new Cernavoda-Medgidia highway.

A key research award is attracting a high-profile list of prospective candidates.