Bahrain’s Ministry of Works is eagerly awaiting the green light on the new budget, which will enable it to press ahead with a string of strategic projects designed to ease traffic congestion, facilitate a smooth traffic flow and enhance safety for both the pedestrian and the motorist.

Volvo Construction Equipment (VCE) says it is able to offer a complete road building equipment package — from site preparation to final compaction – and it is this capability that the Sweden-headquartered company intends to impress upon visitors to a leading international construction equipment fair to be held in France shortly.

Titan Wood of the Netherlands is promoting a revolutionary lightweight yet strong acetylated wood in the Arabian Gulf. Called Accoya, the wood was used in the construction of the world’s first wooden heavy traffic bridge, which has just been completed in the Netherlands.

An innovative road construction concept known as the InLine Pave, which has already paved some 1.5 million sq m of roads throughout Europe in just two-and-a-half years, is being offered to the region by the German road construction equipment specialist Vögele.