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Funding for the new Padma Bridge Project has been affected by the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan.

CNH Global NV, a global player in the agricultural and construction equipment business, has acquired full ownership of L&T-Case Equipment, an unconsolidated joint venture established in 1999 with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to manufacture and sell construction and building equipment in India.

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.

The US state of Minnesota has plans for a total of 258 road construction and improvement projects in hand.

The tender process for the north section of the Sao Paulo ring-road in Brazil looks likely to open in June 2011.

A huge jump in costs in threatening plans to build a new cloverleaf interchange in the Chicago area.

Widening work in Western Australia (WA) will commence on a key highway link in June of this year.

Italian construction equipment manufacturers are being urged to embrace “internationalisation” if they are to survive and prosper, after new figures revealed declining domestic but rising export sales in 2011.

Highway authorities worldwide are being asked to take action on a Transportation Research Board (TRB) committee resolution.

The US state of Michigan needs to invest in highway bridge repairs.

A full range of pavers, featuring both tracked and wheeled undercarriages, also will be at the show. The display includes the new AP255E, which is the smallest paver in the range, and the new AP1055E, the largest paver in the Cat range.

A new highway costing US$450 million is to be built in Mexico's capital, Mexico City.

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.

New Zealand's Government is setting out its plans for transport infrastructure investment for the next 10 years.