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The Greek highway sector looks set to receive much-needed external funding from the EU for key project studies.

The regional authorities in the Spanish Andalucia region are looking to the PPP model to develop infrastructure projects.

The authorities in Chile and Argentina are discussing upgrades that can be made to several border crossings between the two countries.

The authorities in the Czech Republic are counting the cost of bungled planning for a series of infrastructure projects, including a number of road, tunnel and bridge connections.

A notable partnership deal looks set to provide funding for key Russian highway projects. A memorandum of co-operation has been signed between the state-owned Russian Highways (Avtodor) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) reports strong interest in for the 58km Ben Luc-Long Thanh expressway project.

The city of Luzon in the Philippines looks set to gain from two major highway projects.

Work is now underway on a new highway in China, the Shenzhen Eastern Corridor expressway.

A consortium will build a new tunnel in Romania as part of the Orastie-Sibiu highway project.

The Indian authorities are continuing to invest in infrastructure with 11 major projects planned to be launched during the coming financial year.

Four major infrastructure projects in Pakistan have been approved by the country's National Highway Authority.

The highway authorities in Indonesia are setting a budget of US$1.79 billion to maintain 34,000km of roads in the country during 2010.