A titan of a barrier gate from SMA
The Titanus barrier gate from SMA Road Safety is ideal for areas characterised by a reduced length opening section.
UK equipment sales continue upward trend
UK construction equipment sales showed a 48% increase in 2021 compared with 2020.
Traffic Detector from Bosch
The new Traffic Detector software from Bosch Security is designed primarily for applications such as intersection monitoring and automatic incident detection.
Road repairs for Germany’s Scheswig-Holstein
Road repairs are planned for Germany’s Scheswig-Holstein Province.
Finland transport budget proposed
A new transport budget has been proposed for Finland.
Brazil’s new road links being planned
Important new road links are being planned for Brazil.
Indonesian tunnel project proposed
An Indonesian tunnel project is being proposed.
London swings with SwiftGates
Versilis’s SwiftGates will be operating for the 1.83km Hindhead Tunnel, the longest under-land road tunnel in the UK.
Paving a new racing circuit
The use of reduced temperature asphalt in a road construction project in Germany has helped to lower emissions
Improved road drainage with ACO
ACO Water Management claims it has solutions to deliver effective surface water management in the road environment.
Major new motorway works planned for Thailand
Major new motorway works are being planned for Thailand.
Ghana road contracts awarded
Important road contracts in Ghana have been awarded.
Beating COVID-19 with technology: Topcon, Trimble and Leica Geosystems discuss the impact of the pandemic
This is the second topic of the World Highways Roundtable series of discussions. We asked three leading experts on machine control technology - from Leica Geosystems, Topcon and Trimble - to tell us how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected working practices on site over the past two years. How has the crisis helped to encourage the adoption of new ideas? Have things speeded up, or slowed down? Let's hear what our key opinion leaders had to say.
Indian road contracts awarded
Two major Indian road contracts have been awarded.
Volvo CE increases sales & profitability
Volvo CE is reporting increased sales and profitability.
Major Brazilian highway tenders due this year
A series of major Brazilian highway tenders is due during this year.
Russian road works planned
A major programme of Russian road works is being planned.
Improved excavators from major firms
New excavators are being offered that offer improved performance over previous generation machines
BOMAG’s battery powered tamper
BOMAG has developed its first ever electric tamper model, the BT 60 e.
Morocco motorway projects commencing
Work is commencing on important Morocco motorway projects.