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According to the US-based Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the extension of the country's highway and transportation legislation is a short-term measure.

Plans are in hand in Paraguay for a total of 13 major road projects for 2011.

A strong market for road maintenance work is expected in Mexico, prompting several key contractors to tender for bids.

French funding will finance a key contract in Cameroon.

The tender process for Turkey's third Bosporus Bridge project is now open.

The Chinese contractor building the fourth bridge over the Babahoyo River in Ecuador says that the project should be complete by August 2011.

The CESAR Home Office approved construction equipment security scheme will be showcased at Intermat 2012. Delivered by Datatag ID, CESAR scheme registered machines are said to be four times less likely to be stolen and six times more likely to be recovered than unregistered equipment.

Indonesia is planning significant investment in its highway network as part of a programme of infrastructure improvements.

A study sponsored by the American Glass Bead Manufacturers' Association reveals that a growing number of imported glass bead products for highway markings exhibit high concentrations of heavy metals, including arsenic and lead.

Infrastructure investment will follow granting of a loan worth some US$400 million to Kenya.

A key highway upgrade will improve links between Chinese capital Beijing and Tibet.

Approval has been given for a US$108 million flyover project for Bangladesh. This 8.25km structure will run from Satrasta to Shantinagar via Mauchak, Moghbazar and Malibagh.

A programme of rural road improvements will see the upgrade of 100,000km of links in China's Sichuan Province.

With work on Colombia's first La Linea tunnel still incomplete, discussions are now being held regarding plans for the second tunnel.

Plans are now well in hand for Qatar's Lusail Expressway project, which is expected to cost some US$700 million in total.