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US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has expressed doubts that the reauthorisation bill will be passed in the current session of Congress, according to the Innovation Briefs report by Ken Orski.

Siim Kallas, VP of the European Commission and commissioner for transport, and Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the EC and Singapore on co-operation in the field of ITS.

Advanced road recycling capabilities are offered by Wirtgen. Having started as a contractor, Wirtgen’s roots in this side of the business are strong and the company’s development of road recycling systems has become a core competence, originating as an offshoot of its contract work. Wirtgen’s leading position in the milling machine market continues and although an increasing number of rival firms offer machines, the company’s share of this segment remains dominant. With demand for machines having grown in 2

BAE Systems and Caterpillar have signed a long-term supply agreement to collaborate on an energy efficient parallel hybrid propulsion system for heavy-duty trucks.

The US city of San Francisco, and Medellin, Colombia have been declared the winners of the 8th annual Sustainable Transport Award by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy.

Cold mix road repair material containing 100% recycled asphalt has been laid on rural routes in northWales, UK, by the contractor Hogan Construction.Work was carried out to demonstrate that structural integrity can be restored to a failing carriageway without making use of primary aggregates or hot bitumen.

Nine people have been honoured for their outstanding transport research and education work in the United States. The Council of University Transportation Centres (CUTC) presented awards to the students, educators and transport officials at the 15th Annual CUTC Awards Banquet held in Washington D.C.

Bitumen technology is benefiting from years of research and development - Kristina Smith. On a 2.7km loop of road in Auburn in Alabama, US, a lorry driver drives his triple-truck round and round. During his eight-hour shift, he will have covered 544km, with another driver waiting to take over from him for the next shift. Their mission is to seriously damage the road. This is the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT), where sponsors from states and private companies pay to test out new materials and

A huge investment by Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport will see over US$5 billion spent on the country’s road transport infrastructure by 2020.

NIS Glonass, Russia's national navigation services provider, and Siemens have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate and implement navigation and road tolling solutions based on Glonass, Russia'’s navigation satellite constellation.

An important tunnel project is being put forward for the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

Golden River Traffic, part of Clearview Traffic Group, has renewed a five year contract with Sheppey Route Limited to maintain the road traffic monitoring system on the A249 Stockbury to Sheerness, in the UK.

New powers to help UK councils cut the disruption caused by road works, estimated to cost US$6.3 billion a year, have been announced by Transport Minister Norman Baker.

The Czech capital Prague has been chosen to host the headquarters of Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation programme which is expected to begin initial services in 2014 with a limited number of satellites.

Sri Lanka’s roads continue to present high risks for users. This past weekend, 17 people were killed due to road accidents between 6.00am on Saturday 28th January and 6.00am on Monday 30th January.

An imminent €500million plus cash injection into Northern Ireland transport infrastructure will lead to lower fuel costs, quicker journey times and greater overseas investment, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA).

Innovations in drilling and blasting and crushing and screening are bringing major economies of scale to aggregate production operations. Drilling and blasting is an area where new technology is offering major saving to quarrying companies. This is another important factor in the quarrying process, as inefficient drilling and blasting can have major financial repercussions.

Austrian crushing equipment manufacturer Rockster says that its new R700S combines compact dimensions with high efficiency and throughput.

Mexico's federal tolling authority, RFID technology specialist Sirit, and Axiompass, an integrator and supplier of tolling equipment and RFID systems, have announced they have successfully installed the first toll-free system for residents in the country using Sirit RFID readers.

Cargotec believe companies operating in emerging markets will benefit greatly from using its new compact unit suited for mounting on light trucks. The Hiab ST 080 (stiff and telescopic) concept was developed to meet the need for a crane with good hoisting properties, a low weight and long lifetime.