March 1, 2012 Perkins opens test facility Diesel engine producer Perkins has now opened its research facility, an operation in which the firm has invested some €21.2 million (£19 million).
March 1, 2012 US road safety improvement The US Department of Transportation reports that road deaths fell by 9.7% to 33,808 in 2009, compared with 37,423 in 2008.
March 1, 2012 Argentina's smart highways - still in the distance Argentina's smart highway network plan, Red Federal de Autopistas en la Argentina (RFA), has still to be implemented.
March 1, 2012 Romanian road tender open The tender process is opening in Romania for the new Cernavoda-Medgidia highway.
February 29, 2012 Key transport award A key research award is attracting a high-profile list of prospective candidates.
February 29, 2012 Hungarian highway bidding In Hungary the tender process for the new M3 highway section linking Vasarosnameny and the number 49 highway is to be restarted following an unsuccessful bidding process earlier.
February 29, 2012 Ghana receives Chinese boost Ghana's infrastructure system is to benefit from a loan worth US$10.4 billion being awarded by the China Exim Bank.
February 29, 2012 US celebrates road milestone The US has celebrated the bicentennial of its first federally funded road.
February 29, 2012 New Mongolia-China link A joint project to build a new road link is being set up by the governments of China and Mongolia.
February 29, 2012 Vietnam discusses highway projects with World Bank Vietnam's Ministry of Transport has given its approval for the six-lane Thanh Hoa-Ninh Binh highway project, which will follow the PPP model.
February 29, 2012 ARTBA calls for transport investment in US A new survey of contractors carrying out transportation projects in the US offers little encouragement for the state of the market at present.
February 29, 2012 St Petersburg's transport plan The authorities in Russian city St Petersburg have set a new budget for road repairs and highway upgrades in 2011.
February 29, 2012 Ankara show a strong performer The latest KOMATEK Exhibition in Turkey has been highly successful accrding to its organisers.
