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In the UK the go-ahead has been given for the Mersey Gateway toll bridge scheme

Up to 50,000tonnes of CO2 will be saved following UK government funding of £15 million (€17.7 million).

Only 22km of new motorways will open in the Czech Republic in 2011 according to the Roads and Motorways Directorate (RSD).

A report on road maintenance in 13 European nations highlights Italy as spending the most on its network in 2007.

Funding worth nearly €600 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) could help improve Romania’s national road network.

Three major road organisations have issued a policy statement on fair charging for greener, smarter and safer road infrastructure.

German engine manufacturer DEUTZ is significantly raising its results forecast for 2010 because “the strong growth that has characterised business in recent months continued in the third quarter.”

Discussions on a new link between Denmark and Germany continue with Denmark's Transport Ministry publishing data showing that the proposed bridge option would be more costly than a tunnel.

The Polish highway authorities are calling for a road budget of e7.57 billion for 2011, and while this will have to be approved by the government, it is some e1.56 billion lower than originally planned.

Geospatial engineering company Coastway has completed an as-built survey of the final section of the M8 motorway in Ireland using the StreetMapper mobile mapping system.

Iron technology solutions provider Saint-Gobain PAM UK has joined forces with Burdens to win a major contract for its ductile iron access covers and gratings.

A new tunnel link, in Hong Kong will reduce traffic congestion and speed the city's flow of vehicles.

The cost of repairing roads, highways and bridges damaged by the recent flooding in Queensland is expected to cost around US$2.47 billion (A$2.5 billion).

Taiwan is investing heavily in its highway connections, with work now underway on the Suao-Hualien (Suhua) Highway upgrade project.