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The Honduras Government is revealing its concern over rising costs of materials, as these will have a major impact on planned road maintenance and repairs, as well as new construction.

The West African nation of Benin is seeing two road projects commence shortly. Funding for the work is being provided by China.

Plans are now moving forward for the construction of a 3.2km bridge in Australia's New South Wales.

The tender process is being opened for a new bridge across the Bosporus in Turkey. Turkey's Ministry of Transport is running the tender for the project.

South Africa's Transport Ministry has set out plans for a new road improvement programme.

In Vietnam the public-private partnership model is being used for a new 32km highway project in the Keokong Delta.

Close scrutiny of projects awarded to contractors MCC and OHL is being carried out in the Mexican state of Puebla.

The authorities in El Salvador are at present evaluating options for a possible improvement project to the Panamericana Highway.

A US$4 billion bypass contract has been signed in Hong Kong. The deal for the Central-Wan Chai Bypass project has been agreed by the Hong Kong Highways Department with the joint venture Chun Wo-CRGL-MBEC.

A new 23km road is being built that will improve connections to Peru's port of Callao by linking the Avenida Argentina with the Panamericana Norte highway.

Panama City will benefit from four road contracts worth a total of US$112.4 million awarded to deal with transport upgrades.

Severe weather conditions in Colombia have delayed work to the key Autopista de Las Americas highway project.