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New road safety videos made in France and Finland are giving strong messages on road safety. The new French video, launched in February, shows in bleak, close-up images the impact of road collisions on several individuals who suffered life changing injuries, and their families. It follows a number of increasingly shocking films released in recent months that have included a class of primary school children wiped out by a car, a fake ‘funeral’ for speeding motorists and a film released by police showing the moments leading up to a real, fatal motorcycle collision.

The tender process is now underway in Colombia for a new motorway that will connect Bucaramanga, Barrancabermeja and Yondo. The 152km motorway link will be a complex project to construct, combining the motorway, two tunnel sections and 22 bridges in all. The complexity of the project has pegged its estimated cost at some US$644.4 million. The tender process has been set up by the country's National Agency for Infrastructure (ANI). The deadline for offers is the 29th May 2015, while the winner will be announ

Major plans for infrastructure investment have been set out by the authorities in China’s Gansu Province. In all some US$79.9 billion is planned to be spent over the next six years. One of the key aims of this infrastructure programme is to improve China’s transport links with Central Asia. In all the programme of works calls for the construction of 60,000km of roads, including 4,070km of expressways. There are also plans to improve 12 commercial airports in Gansu Province. The sources of funding required f

Pan-European police body TISPOL is unveiling its new partnership strategy. President Aidan Reid commented, “Central to our strategic plan is our commitment to partnership working. We wish to make the best possible use of our already successful collaborations with the European Commission, our member states and our partners and stakeholders. These partnerships include other law enforcement organisations, public sector bodies and private enterprise.” He continued, “This, we believe, ensures strength and shared

Some 200 automotive and road transport researchers have gathered for the annual ERTRAC conference, which was opened by Jean-Luc di Paola-Galloni, acting Chairman of ERTRAC and EGVIA. "Road transport today offers major opportunities for innovation, which are also opportunities for job creation and competitiveness in Europe," said Paola-Galloni, who is Corporate Vice-President for Sustainable Development of the automotive supplier VALEO. ERTRAC, as the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council, provid