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Interest is already strong in the TRA 20120 event scheduled for 23-26 April 2012.

An upgrade to the road link connecting the cities of Kampala and Entebbe in Uganda will be funded by a loan worth US$350 million being provided by the Chinese Exim Bank.

Work is now underway on the new Myeik-Mawtaung road linking Myanmar with Thailand.

Colombia is planning a massive investment in infrastructure up to 2021.

Construction work has commenced on Albania's latest highway project.

The Bangladesh Government has announced the winner of the bidding process for its huge elevated highway project in Dhaka.

A high speed highway rehabilitation has seen the repaving of a 1.5km stretch of road in just two night shifts. A Vögele SUPER 1800-2 paver fitted with one of the firm's SprayJet modules helped boost productivity and cut operating costs for Dutch contractor MNO Vervat.

Work on the new Avenida Costanera road in the Paraguayan city of Asuncion is progressing on track.

The Government of Barcelona has announced it will introduce a new measure as part its air quality plan, which will see a discount of around 20 per cent for toll access fees in Barcelona.

The recently launched CE-compliant Genie GS 4047 compact electric scissor lift has a 14metre working height.

A new Caterpillar grade control system can be installed at the factory to certain Tier 4 Interim/ Stage IIIB emission compliant dozers, graders, scrapers and excavators. The technology improves operator efficiency and equipment performance while reducing the overall cost of a machine guidance system on site.

The Frankfurt/Hahn Airport is benefiting from an upgrade to its facilities as well as its road links that will help cope with increased traffic. The site was commissioned as a civilian airport in 1993 and is one of the fastest growing German airports as well as being the fourth largest cargo airport in Germany.

The number of fatalities resulting from reported road accidents has climbed by 6% in Pakistan, raising concern over the country's safety record.

The UK’s Construction Equipment Association attracted a large audience for its annual general meeting.

Voting has been held in Switzerland for the construction of a second tunnel for road traffic at Gotthard.

Work on the new Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge crossing the Colorado River and providing a road link between Nevada and Arizona has now been completed.

Malaysia's authorities are allocating over US$666 million for a three-year road construction project in the state.

One of the most demanding and challenging impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) projects ever undertaken by specialist main contractor Concrete Repairs Ltd (CRL) is being carried out on Bideford Longbridge in County Devon, UK. The 24-span medieval masonry arch bridge spans 190m over the tidal estuary of the River Torridge.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is partnersing with the I Make America campaign for a photo competition.

Productive performers provide increased output for customers in the loading and hauling sector of the earthmoving market - Mike Woof writes. Loading and hauling machines play key roles in earthmoving operations, with the excavator and ADT combination proving both versatile and productive. While machines such as scrapers may be more efficient in specific earthmoving applications, these do not offer the versatility of the excavator and ADT combination, reducing utilisation.