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Within years, one in six of UK local roads will need repairs or face closure, according to the latest Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance – ALARM - survey. The cumulative effect of an ageing network, decades of underfunding, increased traffic and wetter winters has led to around 17% of all local roads reportedly in poor structural condition, with less than five years of life remaining. The 22nd annual ALARM survey is a comprehensive study into local road maintenance funding and conditions. Loca

Turkish crane rental Coskun Vinç is expanding coverage of the market with new additions to its fleet. These new all-terrain cranes are being delivered in 2017 and are a Demag AC 500-8 and an AC 220-5. Coskun Vinç owners Servet and Sedat Coskun selected the two Demag models after consulting with newly appointed Terex Cranes president Steve Filipov and Kerim Basakinci, owner of DAS, Terex Crane’s Turkish distributor. “We were pleased when Terex brought back the Demag brand earlier this year,” said Sedat Co

Terex Trucks has appointed a new dealer for Malaysia. This agreement has been struck to further support and supply the range of rigid haulers in South East Asia. As a result, Volvo Malaysia Sdn Bhd is now the official dealer for Terex in Malaysia, a move that will help strengthen the distribution footprint as well as supporting customers while also developing the brand in the APAC region. Volvo Malaysia is a leader in the distribution, sale, and support of construction equipment for mining and quarrying

McCloskey International is developing its presence in the Chinese market with the addition of Shanghai Shibang Machinery (SBM) to its global dealer network. This new addition to McCloskey’s distribution channel will service the Chinese market and SBM recently acquired its first machine from the manufacturer, an S190 Triple Deck Screener. Founded in 1987, SBM is a leading crushing equipment manufacturer in China, with nearly 1,300 employees located in around 16 countries. “McCloskey has a very good rep

Terex Cranes is appointing Jörg Müller as senior sales manager Middle East. He will be in charge of leading the Terex Cranes Middle East strategy and day to day activities. Müller joins the company from Aurubis Middle East, a company specialised in fiat rolled products, where he was General Manager and senior sales manager. However he does have extensive experience of the crane sector as prior to that he was Middle East sales manager for Liebherr tower cranes. Carsten von der Geest, VP Sales & Service Crane

Qatar’s Lusail Tunnel is forming part of a new US$30 billion integrated transportation system The tunnel, and troughs to be constructed from Spring 2017, will carry both road traffic and light rail. Stirling Lloyd’s Integrating system has been used to waterproof 77,416m2 of the new tunnel. The cut and cover tunnel will open in Spring 2017 and will ensure easy access to the new Lusail City Development from the heart of Doha and will be a vital transport link for the planned 2022 FIFA World Cup tourname

A new report by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) identifies the economic gains from road development in Kansas.

China’s Hunan Province is developing its transport infrastructure with a series of major projects now being planned. Over US$4.06 billion will be spent on constructing nine highways in the province and these new routes will measure a total of 535km. The projects being planned include the 32km Guiyang-Pengtang highway, a 121km route from Anxiang-Chili, a 56km highway from Jingzhou-Liping, a 20km section from Jiangbei-Ganshan, a 42.5km road from Ningxiang-Shaoshan, a 6.5km link from Chenglingji and an 83.5km

Progress on the UK’s road development programme looks to be falling behind schedule due to a series of problems. The five year plan announced in April 2015 called for 112 major upgrades to key road links in the UK. However the €12.68 billion (£11 billion) programme is now over budget by a worrying €729 million (£841 million). So far only six projects are ahead of schedule or on track, while 19 will be delayed beyond 2020. The programme called for an addition al 2,080km on the smart highways system. There ar

Plans have been drawn up for a new road tunnel in the German town of Oberau, located to the south of Munich in Bavaria.

A project worth a total of US$800 million is underway in Zambia to upgrade roads in the Copperbelt and Lusaka Provinces. The work includes improvements to roads within the city of Chingola. The contractor Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) is carrying out work worth $400 million to upgrade 400km of roads around Chingola. Meanwhile the remaining $400 million will be spent on improving the roads in and around Lusaka.