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Criticisms have been made in Europe over the policy aimed at cutting the EU's transport emissions by 60% by 2050.

In emerging economies around the world, rural roads often play a key economic role as the first link in a complex agricultural supply chain.

The International Institute for Information Design (IIID), in cooperation with FH St.

Asphalt rubber is a medium that solves the problem of waste tyres and at the same time produces a material that is suitable for highway use.

The Villa Tunari-San Ignacio de Moxos road in Bolivia will be built as planned, despite opposition by some groups.

Cygnus Instruments says that its Cygnus 4 general purpose, multiple echo depth gauge offers greater measurement accuracy than previous models. The new unit is said to be easy to use with a three button keypad and automatic probe recognition for accurate optimisation.

David CA Phillips reports on the changing structure of the global construction equipment industry. In 2007, the year of peak historical demand and before the onset of the international financial crisis, estimated total sales of key equipment types stood at just over 1,000,000 units, valued at approximately US$100 billion. By 2009 sales had fallen to around 600,000 units valued at around $65 billion. The consequences of the global financial recession were dramatic and immediate, and remain with us today, and

Russia's Leningrad region has set a budget worth over US$179 million for road improvements in 2011.

TMP’s new Spectralyte fibre composite signposts, lighting columns and LED illuminated posts, aimed at improving road safety, are compliant with European regulations having been crash and strength tested for every type and dimension of post and come with full CE certification.

The organisers of the BICES 2011 event claim that this will be a world class exhibition.

An upfront combination of both cost savings and reduced environmental impact are now possible as a result of Kraton Polymers' continued investment in polymer innovation, says the company. "The new polymers enable a reduction in the bound pavement thickness by allowing the use of highly polymer modified bitumen (PMB) base course binders without excessive viscosities or incompatibility problems. The step change improvements in binder strength, flexibility and toughness result in a dramatic improvement in asph

A key new road project is being planned in Indonesia.

Fugro Roadware says that its sophisticated Automatic Road Analyser (ARAN) data collection platform offers further functions with the development of the latest 9000 model. A product of two years of research and development, the new ARAN 9000 system has a 50% reduction in computing hardware over the previous model but offers the same functions, is fault tolerant, offers a plug and play system integration and uses a Windows-based operating system.

Liebherr reports steady growth in 2010, with turnover increasing 9%, a growth in its workforce and company investments of €544.1 million.

Minnich Manufacturing says that its new Auto Vibe Monitor allows flexible configurations for a simple readout and easy adjustments. The new unit can store data for transfer to a USB storage device and allows the operator to decide what is stored.

Work is now starting on the new road tunnel connecting with the Port of Miami.

Atlas Copco is buying the Spanish generator manufacturer Grupo Electrógenos GESAN.

The long tale of woe concerning Poland's troubled A2 highway project looks set to continue with the latest developments in the case.

Peter BerghauS is now offering a redesigned countdown system for temporary and mobile traffic lights that is more visible than previous units. The red countdown display for fixed phase traffic light systems has been redesigned with a 185mm high LED display fitted in a weatherproof housing.

It will be two years before an efficient cross-border system for fining drivers who commit offences in other European countries can be implemented.