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Slovakia’s Ministry of Transport is to finance construction work on the 75km section of D1 highway between Martin and Presov from state funds, with work expected to start in the second quarter of 2011.

In the UK the go-ahead has been given for the Mersey Gateway toll bridge scheme

Up to 50,000tonnes of CO2 will be saved following UK government funding of £15 million (€17.7 million).

Only 22km of new motorways will open in the Czech Republic in 2011 according to the Roads and Motorways Directorate (RSD).

A report on road maintenance in 13 European nations highlights Italy as spending the most on its network in 2007.

Funding worth nearly €600 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) could help improve Romania’s national road network.

Three major road organisations have issued a policy statement on fair charging for greener, smarter and safer road infrastructure.

German engine manufacturer DEUTZ is significantly raising its results forecast for 2010 because “the strong growth that has characterised business in recent months continued in the third quarter.”

The Polish highway authorities are calling for a road budget of e7.57 billion for 2011, and while this will have to be approved by the government, it is some e1.56 billion lower than originally planned.