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The project to build a section of the A4 highway in Poland between Brzesko and Wierzchoslawice in the South of the country looks set to hit major legal issues.

Work is progressing according to plan on a key section of the Pacific Highway upgrade project in New South Wales (NSW) Australia.

A positive outlook of business has been revealed by the German equipment manufacturers association, the VDMA.

Plans are now in hand in India for construction of the Jetpur-Somnath Section NH-8D highway in the state of Gujarat.

The Russian Government looks set to draft new laws covering funding of the road network.

A report into the state of Latvia's bridges shows that one in three in the country requires major works, with 100 structures in such poor condition they need immediate repair.

Plans may be changed for Canada's US$1 billion Patullo Bridge project.

Weak sales of construction machines are reported by the Italian equipment association, UNACEA.Weak sales of construction machines are reported by the Italian equipment association, UNACEA.

Tendering is now open for the second phase of the Corredor Duarte road project in the Dominican Republic.

Tenders for 12 major infrastructure projects with a total value close to US$8 billion are being announced in Chile.

A third bridge crossing the Panama Canal could cost up to US$280 million according to the initial parameters set out in the tender for the project's construction.

Councils in England will be given more than £100 million (US$161.7 million) of extra funding to spend on repairing potholes, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has said.

A healthy €865.5 million is being spent on infrastructure projects in Polish capital Warsaw in 2011.