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An array of new models has increased competition in the market for compact asphalt compaction products - Mike Woof reports

Earlier this year Shell Australia unveiled two major investments in bitumen facilities to help meet demand across eastern Australia.

In Lithuania, cold mix asphalt containing recycled asphalt pavement has been installed in a new base course overlay for a section of the A1, the country's most heavily trafficked motorway.

Our series of profiles on winning projects from the 2010 Global Road Achievement Awards (GRAA) continues with the traffic management and intelligent transport systems (ITS) category, won by AECOM for its work on Florida's first managed lanes project

Mixtures with special additives are being produced for roads, offering noise reduction and aiding recycling. Patrick Smith reports. Noise-reducing road surfacings have been used in motorway construction for some time. But relatively new are noise-optimised surfacings used on roads in towns that do not follow a standard concept.Road trials with these materials have taken place in Germany since 2007 and have been prioritised due to the European Union Guidelines on the Assessment and Management of Environmenta

Riga International Airport in Latvia is seeing growth in aircraft numbers and passengers, prompting a need for investment and upgrades.

Nashville International Airport in the US state of Tennessee has revamped its facilities following extensive upgrades being carried out on its oldest runway in a project worth some US$23 million. The airport authorities realised that to improve both capacity and safety a major improvement of runway 2L-20R was required, with full-depth reconstruction needed to provide the necessary structural strength and working life. Engineering firm Garver Aviation worked on the project to rehabilitate the portion of Runw