Highway & Network Management

A key highway upgrade will improve links between Chinese capital Beijing and Tibet.

Canada's Henri IV road will be widened and upgraded in a project worth US$413.6 million ($400 million).

IBTTA president Frank McCartney has urged US Congress to remove the barriers to tolling and expand the TIFIA program.

Chinese firm Foshan is offering a novel new electromagnetic induction lamp system. This combines electronic, magnetic and light source technology. It does not have a filament and the electrode uses electromagnetic induction technology to generate an electromagnetic circuit in the lamp. By not using a traditional filament or electrodes, this avoids wear and is said to offer a long life-span.

The authorities in the Ukraine are in discussions regarding financing for a major road project, as well as making plans for the country's first ever highway concession.

A number of key road improvement projects are underway in Nepal at present, with funding from Kuwait and Japan amongst the outside source helping pay for the work.