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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.

Construction is underway on Nepal's new Kaligandaki highway, which will provide a key route running North-South through the country.

The on-line marketplace for construction machinery, Mascus, is now celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Canadian equipment auction firm Ritchie Bros is offering new services for customers in Europe, the US and Canada as well as other territories around the world.

Key links in Colombia will benefit from upgrades and improvements with US$156 million being invested in the Cuestaboba-Bucaramanga road project.

The UK's Road Surface Treatment Association (RSTA) is voicing concern over moves by one London Borough to downgrade the importance of road repairs.

China's Ya'an City is investing US$114 million in infrastructure improvements so far in 2010.

A new report says that the vehicle industry and the highways sector should work closely in a bid to save lives on the road.

Atlas Copco has established a new business area called Construction Technique.

Kenya's road system will benefit from an additional grant worth €148.4 million from the EU.

The European Commission has published new statistics showing that EU road fatalities decreased by 11 per cent in 2010.

There is both praise and concern in Europe over plans for a new fund to cover transport, energy and telecoms infrastructure projects.