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The opening of the majestic 1915 Canakkale Bridge on March 18, 2022, well ahead of its initial schedule, has set new records for Turkey and international bridge engineering. After Istanbul's three bridges over the Bosphorus Strait, Turkey now boasts a fourth bridge connecting Europe and Asia, and the first to span the Dardanelles Strait.

Nestling in a valley beside the Andes mountain range, Santiago has a growing population and has suffered from increasingly heavy congestion in recent years, requiring a new urban road link for which safety has been set as a priority for drivers - *iRAP reports

“If I were an adult, I would care for the environment a lot more than grown-ups do today - we need to make the world better! I worry that one day I might not be able to play in the forest anymore.” These words from seven-year-old Siri Riutta echo the concerns of millions of children across the world.

Connected up cycling is becoming more important in France as the way to keep cyclists from giving up their COVID habit of pedalling to work and for pleasure. David Arminas reports.

Cummins has been a leader in the development of innovative power solutions for over 100 years and continues to push the boundaries of technology

MARINI-ERMONT is offering two innovative new continuous flow type asphalt plants that offer a combination of versatility and mobility.

Safe Mobility remains a “hard to abate” challenge especially when it comes to road safety. Road crashes result in an estimated 1.35 million deaths and 50 million injuries worldwide/year.

Mark Fisher, principal strategic consultant with Amey Consulting, explains how its data-led Smart Winter modelling improved a UK local government’s winter gritting efficiency by 18%.

Thicklift in Utah, epoxy modification for Ethiopia and inbuilt de-icing in South Korea - a focus on technologies designed to lower maintenance and rehabilitation costs over the life of a pavement

In 2017, the Budorealizacja company from Myślenice, Poland started using the first ever Komatsu intelligent Machine Control (iMC) excavator to be delivered in the country. Over four years on, the company now owns 10 Komatsu iMC machines across both excavators and dozers, and significantly, its fleet was further expanded when they recently became the first Polish customer to take delivery of an iMC 2.0 version of the PC210LCi-11

Using epoxy bitumen in chip seals could significantly increase the life of high-volume roads in low-income countries and make them more resilient to climate change impacts. The technology, which has been developed and used in New Zealand, will be trialled in Ethiopia this year.

Road construction project with digital documentation and temperature monitoring by Vögele

Road Widener is now offering its patented FH-R shouldering and side paver attachment.

An existing asphalt mixing plant in Braunfels, Germany has benefited from a retrofit solution to boost its performance. Asphalt plant manufacturer Benninghoven was able to supply a new mixing tower and drying section to upgrade the performance of the facility.