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Morocco has a rapidly expanding road network, which is benefiting from expertise offered by French contractor Colas

Barrier and crash cushion systems can make a great deal of difference to roadway safety, with new technology offering major benefits to road users. In North America and Western Europe, concrete centre line dividers are being used for many major highways as these provide a durable solution for preventing cross-over accidents with large vehicles such as heavy trucks. It is worth noting too that other countries are now adopting concrete barriers for highway centre line dividers also, with this system being use

A US$332 million loan from Brazil will help build a highway between Villa Tunari and San Ignacio de Moxos in Bolivia. The project will cost over $1 million/km while the 306km highway will cost $415 million and the new link will be built by Brazilian firm OAS.

Terex Minerals Processing Systems (MPS) has launched a new modular product line with the MC1000, the first module built in the line, being highlighted at INTERMAT. The line consists of several pre-designed static and semi-static crushing and screening “plug and play” modules, which can be chosen to create the plant required to suit many applications, such as aggregates and mining. “This simple but effective product gives flexibility to our customers to choose ‘ready-to-work’ modules to create the plant they

Perkins is powering up with a new line of Tier 4 Interim/Stage IIIB compliant range of industrial engines. These diesels are said to offer an increase in power and torque as well as the number of options available. These power packages comprise engine, aftertreatment, radiator, air cleaner and optional compressor, which can all be mounted on a base frame. The first commercially available package will be the 1206E, a 7litre, six cylinder engine capable of producing up to 205kW.

Launched at last September’s Maxpo 2011 exhibition in the company’s native Finland, Ramtec has high commercial hopes for its Robi MM062 screening bucket.

Doosan has developed a new 38tonne class excavator, the DX380LC. High performance is claimed as well as increased control and precision, improved fuel economy and reduced noise and emissions. Aimed at heavy construction and excavation applications the machine can be used in developing construction sites and renovating highways. High stability is a feature as the machine uses the long and wide under carriage of the larger DX420LC excavator.

New Holland is expanding its wheeled loader C Series with two new models at the top of the range. The W270C and W300C feature New Holland’s Tier 4 interim AdBlue technology for fuel savings of up to 10%.

Montabert is continuing a tradition of using INTERMAT to launch a new model in its range of automatic two-speed breakers.

Fast and effective asphalt repairs can be made using the new Kasi infrared heating system. The improved machine has an upgraded infrared chamber that allows asphalt repairs of 1.52m2 areas in under 20 minutes and this improved chamber also has a longer life of over 10 years. The new 228mm wide Inconel alloy, heating converter offers a wider infrared heating mesh design and heats asphalt faster, deeper and more evenly. The greater heating coverage can soften existing asphalt to be patched, up to a 76mm depth

Highway maintenance and repair is an easy target for cuts in highway budgets, but there are cost-effective measures that can be adopted as Patrick Smith reports. Road maintenance is an increasingly important industry that spans a worldwide market. Awareness of the need for a stable and sustainable international infrastructure, maintenance and creative rural road technologies are taking a stronger role as viable sources for a cost-effective means of preserving, developing and prolonging the life of roads wit

GOMACO has designed its new GP-2400 concrete paver to be highly versatile, able to slipform tight radii as well as widths of up to 7.3m. The machine runs on the firm's 3m series two tracks to permit the tight turn capability and also reduce transport width to just 3m. The sophisticated GOMACO G+ control system is fitted and this comes with a self diagnostics package for grade and steering. The system is said to feature easy-to-operate hardware with steering and travel dials as well as buttons to control ele

The machine control market is evolving fast and is increasingly becoming part of a much wider construction site management concept, Mike Woof reports. Machine control technology has come a long way in the past 20 years and the development of 2D and 3D systems has been rapid in the construction sector.

Bidding has been strong for a highway repair contract in Argentina. In all eight contractors have submitted bids for repairs to Route 307 in the northwestern Argentina province of Tucuman.

Several key additions to Dynapac's equipment line-up will extend the firm's machine range for the road construction market. Paving, planer and compaction lines will benefit from new machines, with president Claes Ahrengart emphasising the investment in research and development Dynapac continues to make.

The latest hydraulic rock drill from Montabert is the new HC25 model, designed for underground equipment and surface drilling machines.

Panama's National Economic Council (CENA) is giving the go-ahead for the second stage of the Madden-Colon highway project.

Rivard RIV1403 TC1755 is a chainsaw trencher suitable for creating large trenches for major underground power, gas, fibre optic, water, irrigation or sewer project works.

Launched just before Intermat 2012, Rivard says the company’s new RIV 503 TR202 wide offset wheeled trencher is beneficial to any large scale power cable and pipe laying project, from water and gas pipe installation to power and fibre optic cable laying.

Tamtron's new Pro+ scale is offering accurate weighing equipment for use with wheeled loaders. The system from the Finnish company features fast data transfer through the Internet or using USB memory sticks, allowing information to be transferred to the office immediately. "The Pro+ package makes it possible to load a specified amount of product and features automatic angle compensation of up to 12.9°, which speeds up the working process when loading a crusher. The scale also compensates boom speed, tilting