Features

From softwood in Sweden to rubber and rubble in Australia - Kristina Smith reports on new technologies which could shape tomorrow’s asphalt mixes

Adapting roadway infrastructure to the needs and opportunities of a rapidly automating vehicle fleet remains a pressing issue for government agencies worldwide.

A new route in Norway will provide a faster and greener highway connection between the capital city Oslo and the northern city of Trondheim

After a pilot programme, California’s Caltrans is reviewing its highway design standards

How far has machine control technology come and what does the future hold?

Research by a US university is using linked up driving and cycling simulators to help with safer urban road designs for both drivers and cyclists

As fuel tax revenue disappears in the pandemic, the city of Janesville, Wisconsin is seeing savings and performance benefits

A wind of trade protectionism referred to as “Covid nationalism” has started blowing on global trade markets in the wake of the coronavirus pandemics. Countries are now implementing border restrictions in an attempt to control the spread of the virus.

Construction of Poland’s longest road tunnel is progressing with an MK Formwork Carriage system from Spanish manufacturer Ulma.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology looked at how much fuel – and, hence carbon – could be saved by making roads in the US stiffer. They concluded that by resurfacing 10% of roads every year for the next 50 years, 0.5% of total transport emissions, or 440 megatons, would be saved over that period.