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Volvo Construction Equipment sold a record 84,000 machines in 2011. The company believe its ascendancy in the Chinese market was a key factor behind the landmark.

Nearly a third of the length of Britain's single carriageway A roads have white lines so worn out that they do not meet recognised standards, according to the LifeLines Report, an assessment of more than 2,400km miles of the network.

LiuGong Construction Machinery says doubling its North American-based equipment sales in 2011, compared to the previous 12 months, reinforces the company's goal of being among the world's top 10 equipment manufacturers by 2015.

Pitney Bowes Business Insight has announced that Balfour Beatty WorkPlace has chosen Confirm OnDemand – PBBI’s on-demand-based infrastructure asset maintenance and management system – to support its US$158 million Highways Services Partnership with Southampton City Council in the UK.

Questions are being asked in Poland over the poor performance of the recently paved S8 dual carriageway, close to capital Warsaw.

China's Guizhou province has major plans for highway investment during the 2011-2015 time period. In all there are plans to develop some 2,993km of expressway.

A new US$181.7 million bridge is due to be built in the Russian city of St Petersburg.

Construction activity has now commenced on Iran's new Persian Gulf Bridge project.

Plans are now being worked on in Canada to extend the key Highway 407 in Ontario.

Traffic jams have reached record levels in Belgium, according to the latest official data.

The EC is not keen for Poland to use rail funds for roads.

Bolivia's road network is to benefit from loans provided by the Andean Development Corporation (CAF).

The road accident rate in France looks to be on the increase as a result of changes in laws, which have softened penalties for offences.

A worrying report in Germany has revealed that up to 20% of the country's bridges on its Federal Roads need refurbishing or rebuilding.