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     <title><![CDATA[Transport Minister inspects latest works on Indian Ocean Drive]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WA Transport Minister Simon OBrien has inspected works on the new Lancelin to Cervantes road, due for completion later this year. The $112 million second stage of the project, which commenced in 2008, involves the construction of 65 km of new sealed coast road.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Funds allotted to improve safety at low level bridges]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[MINISTER for Transport Rachel Nolan has announced a $1 million program to improve safety near low level rail bridges in Southeast Queensland. Additional protection measures will be provided at a selection of high priority low level bridge sites.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Molonglo Roads contract awarded]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[THE first road works in the new Molonglo Valley development are about to start, with the awarding of contracts for the construction of an arterial road, a brand new pond and pedestrian bridge, ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Transport, Jon Stanhope, announced.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Date set for Multi-Modal Transport Corridor alignment announcement]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[FINALISATION of the preferred Multi Modal Transport Corridor MMTC alignment for the Sunshine Coast is a step closer. Queensland Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace has directed his Department of Transport and Main Roads to ensure the further work needed to finalise the preferred alignment is completed by the end of April 2010.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Strategy to reduce deaths at railway level crossings]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[THE National Transport Commission has welcomed the launch of the National Railway Level Crossing Safety Strategy 2010 to 2020 that delivers a nationally coordinated action plan to reduce deaths and near misses at Australian railway level crossings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Upgrade for Tasmania’s Evandale Main Road]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[TASMANIA Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources is upgrading Evandale Main Road so that it can operate successfully for the medium term. The project is located approximately 1.2 km south of Breadalbane on the Evandale Main Road and extends from the Launceston Airport to the roundabout at Translink Avenue.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Main North Road overtaking lane complete]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[THE construction of a new $2.3 million overtaking lane on South Australias Main North Road, two kilometres north of Tarlee, is nearly complete. DTEI director projects, Lou George said the works, to be completed by the end of February 2010, will create a safer environment for motorists in the area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Southern Expressway duplication announced]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[THE RAA has welcomed the South Australian state government announcement to duplicate the Southern Expressway by mid 2014. This was great news for those living in the Southern suburbs, frustrated by the Southern Expressway’s reversible traffic flow design.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Leighton JV secures Pacific Highway upgrade]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[LEIGHTON Contractors and its joint venture partner Fulton Hogan have been selected by the NSW RTA as the preferred proponent for the design and construct contract to deliver the $698 million Pacific Highway Sapphire to Woolgoolga Upgrade.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Kingston Bypass contract signed]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A CONTRACT for the construction of the $41.5 million Kingston Bypass has been awarded to Tasmanian-based VEC Civil Engineering. The project is being jointly funded, with the Tasmanian Government contributing $26.5 million and the Australian Government $15 million.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Southern Way consortium to start work on Victoria’s new Peninsula Link]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WORK is scheduled to start work on Victorias Peninsula Link project just over a month after the Government announcement appointing the Southern Way consortium. The Royal Bank of Scotland and Abigroup sponsored the consortium to build the new road and operate it for a period of 25 years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[The Word Press releases an analysis service for transport companies]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[THE Word Press has launched a free analysis service for executives of industrial, transport and mining companies. The new service helps a company to determine whether their marketing strategy and set up is structured improperly, which can lead to a poor allocation of capital.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Queensland Motorways gets on the road with SAP]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[QUEENSLAND Motorways has successfully accomplished the implementation of an intelligent tolling system in Brisbane, Australia. The new system was designed to reduce travel times, decrease traffic congestions and improve safety for motorists.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Union welcomes regulation of traffic control industry]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[THE Australian Workers Union will pursue a nationwide campaign to improve conditions in the safety industry following Minister for Main Roads, Craig Wallaces decision to regulate the Traffic Controllers Industry in Queensland.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Building bridges to circumvent city congestion]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[THE Australian Government is investing $26.7 billion on road and rail infrastructure through the Nation Building Program to develop the flow of transport in major cities. Unless we deal with infrastructure in Brisbane, congestion could cost three billion dollars per year by the year 2020 predicts Brisbane City Council chief executive, Jude Munro.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Safety screens being installed in ACT to prevent rock throwing]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SAFETY screens are being installed across the ACT to prevent rocks from being thrown at vehicles from overhead bridges, said Chief Minister and Minister for Transport, Jon Stanhope. The ACT Government was investing $2.4 million to install the screens at high risk locations across the ACT. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Cunningham Highway planning study underway]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[QUEENSLAND Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace today announced the start of a planning study for a proposed realignment of the Cunningham Highway and a new interchange at the Amberley-Ipswich/Rosewood Road intersection.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bruce Highway alignment options announced]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[FEDERAL Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Anthony Albanese and Queensland Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace have announced that three alignment options for the future upgrade of the Bruce Highway between Ingham and the Cardwell Range were available for public comment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[State Government allocates $5 million to fix road potholes around Tasmania]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[PREMIER David Bartlett has announced an immediate one off State Government fund of just under $5 million to fix potholes in council owned roads across Tasmania. The funds will be distributed among councils using the traditional Commonwealth formula for road funding.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[2010 expected to be a big year for road construction]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[OVER the coming twelve months the Federal Governments infrastructure program will step up another gear, with construction work expected to get underway on major road and rail projects worth more than $20 billion.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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