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In all 90 bridges have been built in Turkmenistan in under 24 months by a Turkish contractor, significantly improving the country's transport infrastructure.

Automotive manufacturer Ford is developing an electric bike prototype called the E-Bike.

US States spent an estimated $131 billion on transportation in fiscal year 2010, but many cannot answer critical questions about what returns this investment is generating, according to a new report by the Pew Centre on the States and the Rockefeller Foundation

In preparation for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, the Black Sea health resort of Sotschi, Russia, is tackling its growing traffic jam problems.A 13km bypass and a new main road passing mainly under the city involves the construction of 15 tunnels and a number of bridges and flyovers.

Austrian mobile crusher manufacturer Rubble Master has sold its first machine in Cyprus to Costas Papacostas & Sons, a construction company based in Limassol. After experience gained from demolition projects, handled using hired crushers, the company's managing director Costas Papacostas thought about starting in the recycling business, and invested in a mobile Rubble Master combination consisting of an RM100 impact crusher and TS3600 final double-deck screen.

Many countries had their most severe winter for years, but it could have been much worse without the right equipment and technology as Patrick Smith reports. As many countries faced up to the 2010-2011 winter, hard-pressed maintenance teams did their best to keep things moving on the roads. With some of the lowest temperatures and heaviest snowfalls on record, the UK, Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, France, Scandinavia, Germany, and Belgium were among those affected. Russia, eastern Europe and the USA did

Interest is already strong in the TRA 20120 event scheduled for 23-26 April 2012.

An upgrade to the road link connecting the cities of Kampala and Entebbe in Uganda will be funded by a loan worth US$350 million being provided by the Chinese Exim Bank.

Work is now underway on the new Myeik-Mawtaung road linking Myanmar with Thailand.

Colombia is planning a massive investment in infrastructure up to 2021.

Construction work has commenced on Albania's latest highway project.

The Bangladesh Government has announced the winner of the bidding process for its huge elevated highway project in Dhaka.

A high speed highway rehabilitation has seen the repaving of a 1.5km stretch of road in just two night shifts. A Vögele SUPER 1800-2 paver fitted with one of the firm's SprayJet modules helped boost productivity and cut operating costs for Dutch contractor MNO Vervat.

Work on the new Avenida Costanera road in the Paraguayan city of Asuncion is progressing on track.

The Government of Barcelona has announced it will introduce a new measure as part its air quality plan, which will see a discount of around 20 per cent for toll access fees in Barcelona.

The recently launched CE-compliant Genie GS 4047 compact electric scissor lift has a 14metre working height.

A new Caterpillar grade control system can be installed at the factory to certain Tier 4 Interim/ Stage IIIB emission compliant dozers, graders, scrapers and excavators. The technology improves operator efficiency and equipment performance while reducing the overall cost of a machine guidance system on site.

The Frankfurt/Hahn Airport is benefiting from an upgrade to its facilities as well as its road links that will help cope with increased traffic. The site was commissioned as a civilian airport in 1993 and is one of the fastest growing German airports as well as being the fourth largest cargo airport in Germany.

The number of fatalities resulting from reported road accidents has climbed by 6% in Pakistan, raising concern over the country's safety record.

The UK’s Construction Equipment Association attracted a large audience for its annual general meeting.