Official statistics for the Dutch traffic information service VID reveal that congestion in the country dropped by 16.9% in the first four months of 2011 compared with the previous year.
The UK asphalt market increased by over 5% in 2010 but the market has already started to turn lower, claims industry experts BDS Marketing Research, which is forecasting volumes to be around 1% lower in the current year
The government of South Korea will be allocating a total of US$127.99 billion on transportation infrastructure in preparation for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Hitachi Construction Machinery (HCM) says it is likely to return to full production capacity this week for the first time since the devastating Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
More than 304 people in the UK are alive today or have avoided the prospect of a lifetime of special care because just 15 roads have had simple improvements put in place, according to this year's tracking survey by the Road Safety Foundation.
