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A debate about hands-free and hand-held phone use is welcome, but if we want to improve road safety and stop killing people it misses the point, explains Shaun Helman, TRL's chief scientist The Transport Committee’s report on driving and mobile phones is to be welcomed, for focusing attention on a pressing and growing road safety issue. As someone who provided evidence to the committee, I don’t need convincing that the use of a mobile device while controlling a vehicle is something that must be considered

A major road upgrade programme is being planned for India’s Maharashtra State. A loan worth US$200 million is being provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to pay for the work. The plan calls for roads in 34 of Maharashtra State’s districts to be surfaced. The State Government will provide $96 million to the programme also. The ADB is also providing a$1 million for technical assistance to the Maharashtra Rural Road Development Association.

A new bridge connecting Presidente Franco in Paraguay with Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil is now being built. The bridge will be the second spanning the Parana River in the area and is costing US$84.35 million to construct. The present Puente Internacional de la Amistad connection joins Paraguay’s Route 7 with Brazil’s Route 277 but is no longer able to cope with demand. The new bridge will carry all the heavy truck traffic passing this important international border when it opens, with the existing structure bein

A series of highway upgrades will improve transport links in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta area. Improvements will be carried out to 52km stretch of the National Highway 53. The tender process is opening shortly for this road improvement contract, with the work expected to cost around US$51.4 million. Improvements are also being planned for the Quan Lo-Phung Hiep National Highway. This work should commence in late 2019 and should be complete in 2020. Upgrades are also planned for a stretch of the Dong Thap Pro