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Over 300 infrastructure owners, construction industry leaders and specialists in new construction materials and techniques throughout Europe will attend a two day conference entitled 'Innovation in Construction' in Oxford on the 28/29th October 2002. Speakers include UK Ministers/MP's, key infrastructure owners such as Highways agency, Railtrack and London Underground, world-renowned research specialists and leading consulting engineers in Europe. The second day of the conference will focus on the opening of West Mill Bridge, Europe's first public highways advanced composites bri

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