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Councils in England will be given more than £100 million (US$161.7 million) of extra funding to spend on repairing potholes, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has said.

Proposals have been put forward for a new bridge in Denmark to connect the islands of Als and Funen.

A healthy €865.5 million is being spent on infrastructure projects in Polish capital Warsaw in 2011.

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has tendered a consultancy to complete designs for a new long-span cable-stayed bridge on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal.

Spanish contractor OHL and Polish company Hydrobudowa are now working as a consortium on plans for a new tunnel project in Poland.

With scrap metal prices soaring, some European countries are suffering from a spate of drain cover thefts. Serious safety issues arise for road users of all categories as a result of drain cover theft, with utility companies and local councils being left with the additional burden of replacing stolen ductile ironwork. However Ultracrete, part of the Instarmac Group, has a solution in the shape of its recently launched coverTEC range of pedestrian and road composite manhole covers and frames. These lightweig

US firms Hemisphere GPS and Carlson Software have formed a 'strategic alliance'. The move, according to the companies, will provide a roadmap for new, integrated solutions for land survey, mapping, construction, mining and other key machine control markets.

In China the authorities in Shenyang city are planning 15 major road construction projects for the 2011 financial year.

Logistics specialist Damco is now offering customers an online calculation of carbon dioxide emissions. This tool can be used to determine a firm's carbon footprint, allowing it to see how it performs against statutory requirements. The new online tool is available online at: myDamco, a browser-based customer interface with Damco.

Milling techniques remain one of the most widely used recycling methods

US-based Ennis Traffic Safety Solutions, parent company of UK-based road safety products manufacturer Ennis Prismo, is merging with Flint Trading to create Ennis Flint. Steve Vetter has been named the new company's chief executive and Matt Soule as chief financial officer.

The UK’s new Tyne Tunnel is now open to traffic.

HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY (Europe)/(HCME) has expanded its popular range of mini excavators with the introduction of the ZX27-3, a model which is said to be easily transportable, and to offer improved handling, comfort and safety. Joep van den Maagdenberg, HCME product sales manager Compact Line (EMEA), said: "The ZX27-3 is a highly versatile machine and is suitable for a broad range of applications, including utilities and general groundworks. Like all Zaxis minis, it is easy to operate and this model

The Danish National Police force is planning to invest in a new IT-project which involves the roll out of 200 speed cameras along roads throughout Denmark.

The latest data available from the UK's Department for Transport (DfT) shows a worrying decrease in road quality across the country.

Plans for key urban highway connections are still the subject of discussion for Chilean capital Santiago.

PIPS Technology has commissioned two Journey Time Measurement Systems (JTMS) in Gravesend and Tunbridge Wells for Kent Highway Services (KHS) in the UK. The JTMS locations consist of 34 Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras and JTMS software all provided by PIPS Technology.

Vietnam's Government is setting out a strategy to maintain and upgrade the country's bridges and roads.

Belgian Terex distributor, Terex Kemp, is supplying 18 excavators to Groep Verbraeken Construction in a deal that the company says should help instil confidence in the Belgian construction industry. Terex Kemp, the main Terex distributor for Belgium since 2003, is delivering ten TC35 and five TC48 compact crawler excavators, alongside three TW85 compact wheeled excavators. The company's sale of Terex excavators follows two prior successful months, which saw them sell more than 55 machines in July and August

Work is progressing well on the Beska Bridge over the Danube River in Serbia.