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Work on the new Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge crossing the Colorado River and providing a road link between Nevada and Arizona has now been completed.

Malaysia's authorities are allocating over US$666 million for a three-year road construction project in the state.

One of the most demanding and challenging impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) projects ever undertaken by specialist main contractor Concrete Repairs Ltd (CRL) is being carried out on Bideford Longbridge in County Devon, UK. The 24-span medieval masonry arch bridge spans 190m over the tidal estuary of the River Torridge.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is partnersing with the I Make America campaign for a photo competition.

Productive performers provide increased output for customers in the loading and hauling sector of the earthmoving market - Mike Woof writes. Loading and hauling machines play key roles in earthmoving operations, with the excavator and ADT combination proving both versatile and productive. While machines such as scrapers may be more efficient in specific earthmoving applications, these do not offer the versatility of the excavator and ADT combination, reducing utilisation.

The Hermann Kirchner consortium will build a 20km section of Poland's S8 express road linking Walichnowy and Zloczew.

The Italian construction equipment manufacturers association, UNACEA, is calling for new controls to help prevent unfair competition and also to help boost industry by providing incentives for fleet renewal.

Work is now underway in China on a new 157.5km highway link, being constructed through one of the country's desert areas.

Tenders are opening in India for five key highway projects worth a total of US$1.48 billion.

The manufacturer Volvo Construction Equipment has major growth plans for its presence in Asia and China in particular.

Upgrading work on China's Hohhot-Baotou highway is now underway in a project worth US$1.5 billion.

Nepal is recovering from a massive earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, which has severely damaged infrastructure.

The former province of Béarn in south-western France is tucked away on the eastern side of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Steeped in history, its strategic location controls access to easy passage into the Pyrénées Mountains, and it is said that during the Napoleonic wars, Wellington's army passed through 'the Béarn,' where it won an important battle at Orthez and set up a garrison at Pau on its way to Spain.

Komatsu Europe has invested in developing an efficient spare parts operation - Mike Woof writes. Komatsu Europe is reaping the benefit of its investments in the spares support facility in Belgium. During the financial crisis new machine sales plummeted across Europe for all manufacturers but Komatsu Europe was able to ensure steady income through its spares support service. With many European customers holding onto machines longer during the last few years due to the downturn, spares support has been pivota

Construction work on a highway link in Tunisia will be funded by a 22 year loan being provided by the Arab Fund for Social and Economic Development (FADES).

Hill & Smith is buying Swedish firm ATA for SEK 100 million (£9.8 million).

The German construction equipment manufacturer's association, the VDMA, has said that the new EU-exhaust emission directive presents a major challenge for its members. According to the VDMA, the introduction of the EU-Exhaust Emission Regulation Stage IIIB has resulted in a great deal of investment at huge cost. For customers that has resulted in higher prices and the VDMA sees tighter regulation as being counter-productive.

The International Transport Forum at the OECD, an intergovernmental organisation for the transport sector that comprises 52 countries, has announced the winner of its 2011 Young Researcher of the Year Award.

New legislation has changed fuel specifications as well as engine emission requirements, writes Claire Symes. The latest Stage IIIB engines mean that on-site maintenance routines for newer equipment need to be changed. And at the same time, new fuel specifications also mean changes to management of fuel for all machines. The European standard for gas oil, EN590, changed at the start of the year in order to comply with the Renewable Energy and Fuel Quality Directives. This means fuels now must be low sulphur

The latest available data regarding the European construction equipment market suggests that the machinery market is improving.