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New Holland's new E 245B Multifunction crawler excavator for ground and medium reach demolition applications allows operators to use a single machine for operations normally requiring two different ones. The E245B Multifunction Demolition completes the company's offering for demolition applications and for multi-function functionalities, and benefits from an improved cab, low emission engine technology and improved hydraulics for higher control and improved productivity.

A new bridge inspection unit is carrying out vital work in Vietnam.

A key research award is attracting a high-profile list of prospective candidates.

A recently delivered Dynapac CA250 single drum vibratory roller is carrying out important soil compaction duties for Vietnamese contractor Phuc Thinh Co. The machine is preparing compacted earthworks for a new interchange on Vietnam's Hanoi-Thong Long highway, some 35km west of Hanoi. The CA250 is the company's first Dynapac and was purpose-ordered through local distributor V Long Co. According to a spokesman for the contractor, its specification was found to be highly suitable for the interchange project a

In Hungary the tender process for the new M3 highway section linking Vasarosnameny and the number 49 highway is to be restarted following an unsuccessful bidding process earlier.

An Astec Universal concrete plant is said to be proving a real time and money saver for APAC Tennessee, thanks to its fast set-up and reduced cement demand. In March 2011, Astec, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, shipped a new Universal concrete plant to the APAC Tennessee site on President's Island in Memphis, which is central between two APAC projects: a Memphis Airport runway project and an upcoming Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) ramp reconstruction job.

Ghana's infrastructure system is to benefit from a loan worth US$10.4 billion being awarded by the China Exim Bank.

The US has celebrated the bicentennial of its first federally funded road.

A joint project to build a new road link is being set up by the governments of China and Mongolia.

Vietnam's Ministry of Transport has given its approval for the six-lane Thanh Hoa-Ninh Binh highway project, which will follow the PPP model.

A new survey of contractors carrying out transportation projects in the US offers little encouragement for the state of the market at present.

The authorities in Russian city St Petersburg have set a new budget for road repairs and highway upgrades in 2011.

MICO Incorporated has new hydraulic-over-air relay valves designed to convert hydraulic modulated input pressure to a proportional output air pressure. The relay valves are ideal for various applications, such as controlling an air-braked trailer with a hydraulically braked towing vehicle that has an air power source. The system originates with a hydraulic vehicle component, such as a master cylinder or hydraulic control valve, which delivers a given hydraulic input pressure. This input pressure sends a pil

The latest KOMATEK Exhibition in Turkey has been highly successful accrding to its organisers.

Hemisphere GPS says that its new Earthworks excavator grade control system suits use with small to medium-sized contractors.

Engineering firm EC Harris is now starting work on a two year contract for Abu Dhabi's transport plan.

Rexnord Industries claims that its new Falk V-Class gear drives are designed for maximum uptime and durable performance. The Falk V-Class features advances in materials technology, engineering design, and manufacturing processes to produce a tough, reliable gearbox. Other features include innovative mounting and cooling accessories, delivering maximum uptime in a smaller drive at a lower total cost of ownership.

America's national research effort to develop publicly-acceptable technology that will prevent the illegal operation of a vehicle by a drunk driver (0.08 or above blood alcohol content) is entering a new phase in which it will move out of the laboratory and onto the road with a drivable test vehicle expected to be ready in two years.

A major campaign is commencing in the UK with the laudable aim of reducing road fatality rates.

superior Industries is now offering virtual welder training at its Welding Training Centre.