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Trimble Dimensions 2009 takes a hard look at opportunities in a tough economy If attendance is the standard by which user conferences are measured, then Trimble Dimensions 2009 should be considered a success. The conference, which took place from 23-25 February at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, USA, hosted more than 2,400 attendees, slightly exceeding last year. The strong attendance, in the face of global economic concerns, was seen by Trimble CEO Steven Berglund as a show of support for the company's tech

Major repairs are required to roads and bridges in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro State following the recent spate of flooding.

Century deal for Volvo CE Volvo Construction Equipment sold 100 heavy excavators to mining, highway and real estate company Tang Sunrise Investment during its sales promotion in the Chinese city of Fuquing.

Work is now well underway on the new North Tarrant Express project in Texas.

Major infrastructure projects worldwide are relying on innovative formwork solutions for speed and safety as Patrick Smith reports. The 970m long cable-stayed Golden Ears Bridge crossing the Fraser River in Vancouver, Canada, is the core element of a six-lane, highway project near the Canadian west coast.

Nurock Mixers has developed an innovative compact volumetric machine.

GNSS road pricing a step closer. Today, road transport faces major challenges such as the ever-increasing need for safety, as well as for reduced congestion and pollution.

The latest survey from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) suggests a worrying trend for US road and bridge construction in 2011.

Wakeham Equipment is now offering attachments and machine forms for skid steer loaders. The new 2.235m grade trimmer features replaceable carbide teeth and a flip-up cover that throws material forward in low spots. Designed to increase productivity, this unit has been in the development and product testing for the last year. The unit can trim through hard packed clay as well as a mixture of hard sand, clay and rock, leaving a perfect grade thanks to the easily upgraded Leica Power grade system. This snap on

MINNESOTA CITIES including Minneapolis and Richfield have been testing pervious concrete on parking lots and other hard surfaces to improve storm water management. In Shoreview MN, the authorities went a stage further by opting to replace a storm drainage system with pervious concrete.

Five Canadian students received criminal charges when a fun prank they planned went wrong. The engineering students had intended to lower the carcass of a Volkswagen Beetle car from the Iron Workers Memorial Bridge in Vancouver. The students clearly need to spend more time studying as they miscalculated the stresses involved and the cables they selected failed under the load. The car then fell into Vancouver harbour and the students were arrested and charged for causing over C$5,000 of damage. Canadian engi

An Australian woman had her driving disqualification extended by one year after being convicted for crashing her Honda in a car park while driving without a licence. The pensioner has appeared in court more than 70 times on a variety of charges in recent years but claims that she is a good driver. The court heard that she continued to drive despite having her licence revoked until 2999 for medical reasons. The woman was convicted of negligent driving, driving without a licence and failing to give particular

Driving test errors will keep three drivers off the roads in South Korea, the US and the UK. In South Korea a 68 year old woman has notched up what may well be a world record, failing her written driving test examination for the 771st time.

Vietnam's new highway projects Key highway projects are being planned in Vietnam including the Ninh Binh-Thanh Hoa Expressway, which will run for 127km and is expected to cost US$1.6 billion to construct.

Caterpillar plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, to produce undercarriage components and track assemblies, which are utilised on Cat hydraulic excavators.

A new alliance has been formed to promote the benefits and implementation of technology for mobile plant in the construction and associated industries.

The TRL’s car driving simulator has notched up 100,000 miles (160,000km) and has never driven anywhere.

Major investments in Croatia’s tolled highway network are being seen during 2011.

China has opened the world's longest bridge over water, the 41.58km Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, which is said to have cost well over US$2 billion to build. It links the eastern port city of Qingdao to Huangdao Island across Jiaozhou Bay and is 4km longer than the previous longest bridge over water, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana, USA. Opened in June, 2011 after four years of construction, the link is expected to carry some 30,000 vehicle/day and will reduce travel time by 30 minutes, although it is o

In Russia, the Ministry for Industry established the Gurovo Beton quarry in the Tula region south of Moscow in 1951.