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Skanska is now starting work on a new highway to the northeast of the Polish city of Wroclaw. The project is worth €106 million and is for a 25km section of the S-8 highway running from Olesnica to Sycow

Romania's road programme may benefit from Chinese input following a series of talks between the authorities in the country with Chinese contractors.

The full programme for the upcoming International Road Federation (IRF) congress in Portugal is now available. This can be found online using the IRF website. The event is the 16th edition of the IRF World Congress and centres on the theme of ''Sharing the Road'', with the dates running from the 25th to 28th May.

Tougher legislation on tunnel safety means that Norway will have to invest heavily in upgrading underground road links.

It now looks as if plans for a new road tunnel in Swedish capital Stockholm will have to be rethought.

A conference held by the European Union Road Federation, the Brussels Programme Centre of the International Road Federation in Prague has highlighted the need for more investment in road infrastructure and safety.

The construction project for an industrial park, which includes building the roads linking to the facility, will benefit from the use of a stabiliser from BoMAG.

Plans are now well in hand for two major highway projects in Vietnam.

The International Road Federation is now accepting abstracts for the 2nd Middle East Regional Congress scheduled for November 29 - December 2, 2010 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

TRAFFIC VOLUMES on Gran Canaria, the third largest of the Canary Islands, have been swelling rapidly in recent years, not least because of the boom in tourism. Among the routes most affected is the 32km long northern motorway GC-2 between Las Palmas and Agaëte, which has reached the limits of its capacity.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing funding worth a total of US$210 million to the Vietnamese Government for infrastructure improvements.

German firm Bisotherm is now offering a new product designed to prevent slipping in icy or snow conditions. Called RUTSCHEX PLUS, the product is claimed to be ecologically sustainable as well as highly effective.

The feasibility of a new border link from Lithuania to Belarus is being examined at present. The road would be an extension of the existing Klaipeda-Visaginas link.

Euro Auctions set a new internet sales record for the company after online buyers spent more than US$10.9million (£7million) on used plant equipment during a recent auction in northern England.

Logistics specialist Damco is now offering customers an online calculation of carbon dioxide emissions.

Strabag is boosting its operations with the planned acquisition of Swiss firms Brunner Erben Holding and Astrada.

US-based Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer, is staging its biggest ever unreserved public equipment auction. More than 9,100 heavy equipment items and trucks will be sold over the six-day event in Orlando, Florida from February 13-18, 2012.

A new tunnel is being proposed in the Netherlands between The Hague and Delft.

AT 1.38KM LONG, the new €213 million Hardanger Bridge crossing Hardangerfjord, Norway's second largest fjord, will be the country's longest suspension bridge. The structure, designed by Norway's Forum Arkitekter, will be a new landmark with its 200m high concrete towers and steel construction.

Roadmarking contractor DBi Prismo has rolled out an iPhone application strategy to ensure seamless communication between its on-site workforce and office based departments.