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A series of PPP highway projects look likely to be announced in Tanzania in due course.

A new highway link is opening today in the Scottish city of Glasgow.

The Israel National Roads Company (INRC) is organising an international networking event to unveil the large-scale transportation infrastructure projects being led by the firm.

In preparation for commercial launch later this year, Better Place has unveiled the company's first battery switch station in Europe at an event in Gladsaxe, just outside Copenhagen.

Bidding is now in hand for a 1,150km toll road concession project in Argentina. The route will run along Argentina's Atlantic Coast in Buenos Aires Province and the concession will be for a 30 year period.

The German construction equipment manufacturer's association, the VDMA, has stated that the new EU-exhaust emission directive presents a major challenge for its members.

Work on a key road project in Belarus is being financed by Chinese sources.

In the wake of the difficulties in Poland over the withdrawal of Chinese contractor COVEC from the A2 highway project, the country's government is now looking for a way ahead.

The IRF reports strong interest already in the Brazilian Congress on Highways and Concessions (CBR&C). This is the seventh CBR&C event and has been organised by the Association of Brazilian Road Concessionaires

Plans are now well on track for Indonesia’s new Medan-Kualanamu toll road project.

Reduced congestion, better traffic flow and improved safety for road users are the aims of a new project for Orange County in the US State of California.

The authorities in Malta continue to examine options with regard to a road link connecting to the neighbouring island of Gozo.

India's Orissa State is continuing with its programme of concrete road construction. The state's authorities plan to build some 5,500km of concrete roads in the 2011-2012 period, to connect rural areas to the highway network. The project is costing US$223 million. The state previously built some 17,000km of concrete roads on the 2010-2011 period. The intention in building concrete roads is to maximise longevity while minimising maintenance costs.

The tender process for the vital Windsor-Essex Parkway 11km that links highway 401 in Ontario (Canada) with the US border through Michigan State is underway.

Plans are in hand in the Ukraine for a new road bridge crossing the Dnieper River.