Luc Le Maire, senior vice president EMEA at Topcon Positioning Systems explains how utilising connected construction technology will help to deliver the next gen, smart highways
Germany’s Rader High Bridge spanning the Kiel Canal along Germany’s A7 motorway is to be replaced and widened over the next few years. Eighteen Liebherr cranes are handling the lifting.
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is further expanding its newest generation of excavators with mid-size crawler models including the EC260 and EC300, available in Europe and North America.
According to analysis from the Governors Highway Safety Association - GHSA – annual US pedestrian traffic deaths fell for first time since the pandemic, but are still above the pre-pandemic level.
Pavement safety assessments have traditionally focused on discrete low-density friction assessments using proven technology. But more detailed investigations and analysis are now feasible through improved technologies, explains Simon Tetley of ARRB*.
Researchers at the University of Sheffield are exploring new exhaust aftertreatment systems for heavy-duty engines capable of running on clean, zero-carbon fuels such as ammonia.
The use of apps for more productive screening operations and the dual use of diesel and electric power have helped boost quarry efficiencies, according to Kleeman, Major and Screenscore.
