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A joint project to build a new road link is being set up by the governments of China and Mongolia.

Vietnam's Ministry of Transport has given its approval for the six-lane Thanh Hoa-Ninh Binh highway project, which will follow the PPP model.

A new survey of contractors carrying out transportation projects in the US offers little encouragement for the state of the market at present.

The authorities in Russian city St Petersburg have set a new budget for road repairs and highway upgrades in 2011.

The latest KOMATEK Exhibition in Turkey has been highly successful accrding to its organisers.

Engineering firm EC Harris is now starting work on a two year contract for Abu Dhabi's transport plan.

America's national research effort to develop publicly-acceptable technology that will prevent the illegal operation of a vehicle by a drunk driver (0.08 or above blood alcohol content) is entering a new phase in which it will move out of the laboratory and onto the road with a drivable test vehicle expected to be ready in two years.

A major campaign is commencing in the UK with the laudable aim of reducing road fatality rates.

According to the latest data from the International Transport Forum, there has been a steep decline in road deaths during first decade of 21st century in 33 countries.

A project worth US1 billion will improve a 6.5km stretch of the Dukhan Highway in Qatar.

China's Lin'an City plans to invest US$110.6 million on transport infrastructure projects in 2011.

Cost concerns have entered the discussion arena for Denmark's proposed bridge linking the islands of Jutland and Funen.

US-headquartered Brammo has announced that following extensive evaluation by multiple departments of the Hong Kong Government to explore the adoption of more electric vehicles for public sector use, it has selected Brammo electric motorcycles to replace existing conventional petrol motorcycles in the government fleet which have been in service for several years.

The Pakistan Highway Rehabilitation Project is now moving forward in a programme that will see repairs and improvements to key sections of the country's road network.

Improving road safety statistics are being noted in Morocco.