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Ritchie Bros., the global equipment auctioneer, will hold its first unreserved public auction in the UK after the country voted to leave the European Union. New and used equipment from the construction, transportation and agriculture sectors will be on the block at Donington Park, near Nottingham, England, on July 12. A spokesperson for Ritchie Bros., based near Vancouver in Canada, said hundreds of items will be up for sale. He said it will be interesting to see how, if at all, the UK government’s d

RMD Kwikform will be supplying tens of thousands of tonnes of its formwork and shoring for construction of Qatar’s tallest bridge on the Doha East Corridor project As well as the bridge, the Corridor contract comprises four interchanges at a total cost of US$612.5 million. Ashghal, Qatar's Public Works Authority, awarded the Corridor project to China Harbour Engineering Design and Construction. Built as a five-lane 11km bypass in Doha, the capital of Qatar, the project will also cater for a rail line

Strong signs of growth in the Indian economy are being seen. There is a very positive outlook for the upcoming bauma Conexpo India exhibition of construction equipment. This show is being held for the fourth time from December 12th to 15th, 2016 at the HUDA grounds in Gurgaon/Delhi. Igor Palka, CEO of bC Expo India, which organises the event said, “We have registrations from big names like ACE, Ajax Fiori, Ammann Apollo, ASTEC, BAUER, BKT, Columbia Machines, Haulotte, Herrenknecht, Hyundai, Kobelco, KYB

Danish company Borum says that it has designed the Master 2000 for smaller jobs and longer road stretches in city areas along urban and interurban roads. The Master 2000 can also adapt to more difficult and narrow surfaces. Operation of the Master 2000 is made easier because of its advanced onboard LineMaster computer. Also, the machine’s speed pilot is now integrated in the arm rest, while the computer panel is mounted on a 3D adjustable rod. This ensures a clear view of the line marking equipment and appl

Off-highway machines will become the cleanest in the world, according to a new regulation adopted by the European Parliament. The new Regulation tightens emission limits for particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) for mobile machines such construction and quarrying machinery as well as equipment used for municipal and road operation services. The regulation is the latest step in a series of limits, which have already reduced particulate matter and nitrogen oxide emissions for land-based machin

Traffic was light for the reigning World SuperSport motorcycle champion Kenan Sofuoglo when he crossed the new Osman Gazi Bridge at 5a.m. last week. Which is just as well, because he topped out at 400kph on his specially prepared Kawasaki Ninja H2R after just 26 seconds, as the video shows. In fact, no other traffic was allowed on the new US$1.3 billion bridge, named after Osman Gazi, the founder and first sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Turkish media outlet TRTWorld reported that the bike had small win

Cambodia’s road crashes are already resulting in a high rate of deaths and injuries. The country’s traffic police released data showing that for the first half of 2016 the country saw 919 fatalities from road crashes, as well as 3,909 serious injuries. Of those killed, 80% were riding motorcycles and police data shows that 70% of those powered two wheeler users killed were not wearing helmets at the time. Speeding, driving tired and drunk driving were reported by the traffic police as being the three major

New road construction work in California will help cut congestion on existing routes. The work is costing close to US$104 million and will commence later in 2016 to the north of the city of San Diego. The funding for the work is coming from the California Transportation Commission (Caltrans). The work will form part of the $700 million North Coast Corridor Programme, which is being administered jointly by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and Caltrans. North Coast Corridor Programme includes

Confirming its role as the industry’s most trusted brand in continuing education, IRF has unveiled 14 new courses for mid- to senior-level to road managers. IRF's 2016 Training Catalogue significantly expands the offering of executive courses to include emerging topics such as network safety diagnosis, climate-resilient road infrastructure, electronic toll collection and smart city mobility applications. Each of the new courses not only provides the most relevant, up-to-date information and best practices a

There has been a worrying increase in traffic fatalities in the US, according to the latest available information. The data has been released by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), showing that traffic fatalities for 2015 were 7.7% higher than for 2014. Road deaths reached 35,200 in 2015, compared with 32,675 in 2014. The data reveals a disquieting trend as the US road fatality rate for 2015 was the highest for seven years. While the total distance travelled by US drivers increase

Chinese funding will finance a series of infrastructure projects in Angola. The funding for the projects is being provided by China Credit Line (LCC), with the 15 projects worth a total of US$631 million. Some of the work will be carried out by local contractors while Chinese companies will handle others now that the projects have been awarded by the Angolan Government. One of the largest projects is for the $59.4 million upgrade of a road in Lunda Sul Province, which will be handled by Chinese firm China N