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Work on the Pocitelj-Bijaca section of Bosnia's new Corridor Vc highway is due to begin in September of this year.

Ausa is continuing to widen its product range with the addition of an improved high-tipping dumper.

A new southern bypass is planned for Yekaterinburg in the Ural mountain area of Russia.

Problems have arisen with Colombia's Autopista del Bicentenario highway project.

An in-depth congress is being held in conjunction with the Intermat exhibition. Visitors to the show will be able to find out about the latest developments in sustainable road construction by attending this congress, which is being organised by the Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE).

In what it says is a "a world first," Swedish specialist company Aquajet Systems has introduced a new diesel/electric-powered hybrid hydrodemolition robot offering a wide range of new features, including pollution-free operation in enclosed areas in electric-mode.

A civil engineering tender worth U$4.73 billion for work in Saint Petersburg, Russia, has been awarded to a consortium of Russian, Italian and Turkish companies.

A team from the Netherlands has secured a hard-won victory in Volvo Construction Equipment's gruelling Masters Final held in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Five teams from across the world took part in the final, which recognises teams of parts and service technicians from across Volvo Construction Equipment's global network. The winning team, from the dealer Kuiken in the Netherlands, comprised Gido Bennink, Frans van Boxmeer, Jos Houben and was lead by Harco Christiaens.

A new project is planned is Russian city St Petersburg that will extend Suzdalsky Prospect from Vyborgkoye Highway to the road to Kamenka.

A report from the VDMA (the German Engineering Federation) says that mid-year business situation is highly diverse for companies in the German construction equipment and building material machinery industries.

The contract for Italy's new Pedemontana Lombarda highway is likely to be handled by a consortium headed by Austrian contractor Strabag.

The tender process for the new Sei Tayan bridge project in Indonesia is now opening.

The Fellowship Orientation and Executive Leadership Program of the Washington Program Center is now the IRF Road Scholar Program. It encompasses the ten-day Fellows' Orientation Program, the Executive Leadership workshop, and the brand new IRF career fair. This year, 25 students from 19 countries participated, bringing the 59-year-old program total to 1,180.

Many governments worldwide are using investment in infrastructure as a means to help tackle the current economic conditions. New highway construction, widening and repair contracts as well as bridge and tunnel projects that had been planned, are now being accelerated to help the industry and provide construction jobs.

Key highway projects are being planned in Vietnam. The Ninh Binh-Thanh Hoa expressway will run 127km and is expected to cost US$1.6 billion to construct. The Nghi Son-Bai Vot expressway will cost $1 billion to build and Vietnam's Ministry of Transport (MoT) hopes to source a loan from the World Bank for this project. Vietnam's MoT is putting the projects through the tender process at present. The deals will be made under either the build-operate-transfer (BOT) or public-private partnership (PPP) models. So

Munich,Germany-based light and compact equipment manufacturer Wacker Neuson grew at an "above-average rate" during the second quarter of 2011.

The cost of the Strait of Messina bridge looks set to climb from original estimates.

Congestion beating measures in Bahrain will see the construction of a new underpass and a section of flyover.

Moscow's new Zvenigorodskoye Highway arterial road project should be complete by September 2012.

Ausa is continuing to widen its product range with the addition of an improved high-tipping dumper.