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September 19, 2024 1 minute 30 seconds Read
Innovations in plant development
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Vehicles will read the road to improve the driving experience and road condition data will be available for highway maintenance teams (photo © Phuttaphat Tipsana/Dreamstime)
January 18, 2021 5 mins Read
A virtual virtuous circle
Virtual sensors will allow a safer driving experience and reduce road maintenance costs. Tactile Mobility’s Eitan Grosbard talks to David Arminas
Data is shown in real time on the screen in the cab for the machine operator to view
January 14, 2021 3 mins Read
Sophisticated technology allows milling accuracy
Given the increase in vehicle numbers and that modern vehicles are heavier, it is more important for modern highways to be constructed to higher…
Kohler is planning to offer its K-HEM hybrid technology commercially by 2022, with two different power outputs
January 12, 2021 2 mins Read
New engine option from Kohler
Kohler has developed a sophisticated compact hybrid system aimed at industrial applications
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January 11, 2021 4 mins Read
Roads to Recovery after the pandemic
IRF president Bill Halkias shares the Federation’s view on post-Covid
The $4.3 billion M8 tunnels between Beverly Hills and St Peters opened in July this year (image courtesy WestConnex | Transurban)
January 11, 2021 7 mins Read
What lies beneath Down Under
The third and final construction stage on Sydney’s WestConnex project has begun, including the underground Rozelle Interchange – with a lot of help…
Road widening work in Nepal (photo: Ram Krishna Wagle, World Highways correspondent)
December 17, 2020 3 mins Read
The GRSF: breaking down barriers
Improving road safety can be expensive, especially for low- to middle-income countries. The Global Road Safety Facility has been working hard to…
An Ammann plant has been playing a key role in the rebuilding of the busy N2 route in Switzerland
December 15, 2020 3 mins Read
Onsite asphalt recycling
Equipment from Ammann has played a key role in renovating a section of the N2 highway in Switzerland
Winterpave
December 14, 2020 4 mins Read
A new additive for self-de-icing asphalt mixture roads in winter
A new additive from Iterchimica aims to help minimise icing on asphalt surfaces in winter conditions
High accuracy augmented reality tools like Trimble SiteVision help visualize complex construction concepts, including both above and below ground assets and designs
December 11, 2020
Connected Tech for Construction Continuity
No one could have predicted the situation we found ourselves in in 2020, with a global pandemic bringing the economy to its knees, projects delayed…
Sophisticated software tools offers better design, planning and operations for construction works
December 9, 2020 3 mins Read
The Road to recovery: bolstering Europe’s infrastructure
The use of innovative technology could optimise infrastructure construction operations…
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