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The road network of Mozambique is set to benefit from a major investment from a Brazilian mining company.

Colombia’s Ministry of Transport intends to invest a healthy US$5.59 billion in infrastructure during 2012.

Official approval has been given by the Chinese authorities for a new bridge that will link China with Vietnam.

German Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer has announced that the government is currently preparing to invite tenders from companies and consortia throughout Europe for the collection of Germany’s truck toll scheme,

Boomerang Systems, a designer and manufacturer of automated robotic parking and self-storage systems, has been contracted to supply 249 parking spaces utilising its RoboticValet parking system in the Metropolitan Project in Atlantic City,

The US$2.23billion (€1.7billion) contract to build the Pedemontana Lombarda motorway in northern Italy has been won by the Strabag consortium.

This Ecuadorian pick-up truck proves so popular with passengers that is has standing room only: image courtesy of World Highways reader Jaime Erazo Pastor.

Road users need to be wary of high accident risks - photo supplied by World Highways reader Helen Marais

Rural roads in developing nations can feature all kinds of hazards.