Features

Cleaner asphalt production will reduce blue smoke emissions.

To commemorate its 75th anniversary, the International Road Federation (IRF) is supporting and organising a series of events around the world. The 4th International Symposium on Freeway and Tollway Operations held in Vienna on 26 – 30 June was high in the calendar of celebrations

The IRF has run its Global Road Achievement Awards (GRAA) to highlight the very best developments for the road sector for several years.

Costain, as main contractor for the Preston Western Distributor project, was involved from the earliest stages, thanks to the UK’s Early Contractor Involvement approach. The project was delivered on time and on budget to the benefit of the local environment, local businesses and the region’s workforce. David Arminas reports*

The demand for resilient, equitable, sustainable, and secure mobility solutions is on the rise due to megatrends such as urban demographic growth, digitalisation, and climate change. The United Nation’s forecasts expect that more than 80% of Europe’s population will live in urban areas by 2050.

Yunex Traffic says its new Yutraffic Varia software enables integrated, automated and scalable management of all key tunnel management processes in an intuitive application.

New developments in construction machine control systems and construction software are helping to change the face of the industry