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The Australian Government is setting aside funds for a major road rebuilding programme in a bid to repair damage caused by recent flooding.

The Nepalese Government is setting out a strategy to invest heavily in its transport connections. The country has set a budget of US$5.49 billion for the fiscal year 2011-2012, with $530 million to be spent on the infrastructure development programme.

A new road bridge is now open in US capital Washington DC, improving capacity and safety in the city.

The Indonesian Government is planning a major safety campaign in a bid to reduce the country's road death rate by 2020.

A package of road works worth some US$206 million will be carried out in Brazil's Sao Paulo State. The civil engineering work will be focused on roads in the Baixada Santista area.

Plans for a new highway connecting the African nations of Mozambique, Zambia and Malawi are gathering pace.

A new road project in Mozambique will see the rebuilding of the link between Namialo and Rio Lúrio, in Nampula province.

The new Via Parque Rimac road project in Peruvian city Lima is expected to cost some US$700 million. The city authorities plan to merge the Linea Amarilla express way project with the Rio Verde project, a development that comes after an agreement with Linea Amarilla (Lamsac), which is building the Linea Amarilla.

Nepal's transport network is to benefit from investment worth US$100 million, with a substantial portion being provided by the World Bank (WB).

A landmark road project worth US$125 million looks set to go ahead in Uruguay during 2011.

The contract to design the third bridge spanning the Panama Canal will be carried out by Louis Berger and China Communications Construction.

In China Ningbo City has set out a strategic plan to improve its road links and boost capacity.

Loans worth US$200 million from the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) will be used in Costa Rica for road projects.

A World Bank loan worth US$400 million will help complete construction of four key highway links in Ghana. New Highway connections from capital Accra will be completed by the end of this year.