Materials

A new bridge project in Colombia is benefiting from the supply of concrete from CEMEX Latam Holdings The project is to build a new bridge for Colombia’s Río Magdalena 2 Highway, with the road being one of the primary infrastructure projects currently under development in the country. CEMEX Colombia is supplying concrete for several essential elements of the project, including a viaduct over the Magdalena River that will become one of the longest bridges in the country.

Aggregate Industries is now offering an upgraded Express Asphalt App, which is said to make life easier for customers. This is one of many new digital tools now being introduced by asphalt producers around the globe, intended to ease logistics. The firm’s new app comes with innovative new features such as information on tools and equipment and a dedicated section for case studies. Called the Express Asphalt App, the upgraded version offers an improved tonnage calculator. The firm says that this enables

CEMEX is supplying concrete for the Cameron Bridge, a job that forms part of the reconstruction of the Arizona section of Route 89 in the south-western US. Spanning nearly 200m, the new bridge includes four lanes for highway traffic, a pedestrian underpass, and other concrete flatwork that is expected to improve traffic flow and road safety.

Crushing equipment from Rockster is playing a key role in the efficient production process at a quarry site in Turkey

The Fayat Group has won an Intermat innovation award for its new TRX100 asphalt plant. The new design from the firm was the winner of Equipment & Machinery Award in the Roads, Minerals and Foundations category, which was awarded on 18th January 2018. The TRX100 is a new mobile continuous asphalt plant able to handle up to 100% recycled material in its feed supply. Designed for fast relocation, the machine features an innovative low temperature production process.