Dynapac launches new DRQ Series
Three years back, Dynapac launched a new range of light compaction equipment. The portfolio included rammers, plates and rollers. The reversible vibratory plate series - DRP - featured cast-iron base-plate and completely closed hood.
Congo road upgrade works commencing
Construction work is now commencing for a programme of road improvements in Congo.
Romania: more A1 Sibiu-Pitesti work starts
The 30km Pitesti-Curtea de Arges stretch of the A1 motorway is part of Pan-European Corridor 4.
Cameroon highway loan package agreed
A loan package has been agreed for a highway project in Cameroon.
Oslo University research
Oslo University is receiving funding for technology research.
Malaga first to trial Kapsch optimiser
Kapsch TrafficCom has announced that the Spanish city of Málaga is the first European city to test the company’s signaling system and real-time traffic optimiser.
Work starts on Széchenyi Chain Bridge
A-Hid has begun improvements to Budapest’s Széchenyi Chain Bridge - in Hungarian the Széchenyi Lánchíd - a suspension bridge connecting Buda and Pest across the Danube.
Doka delivers on the Nawaseeb Road
The Nawaseeb Road in Kuwait forms an important part of the country's national infrastructure, providing a strategic, logistical corridor to neighbouring Saudi Arabia
Loan financing Indian road development
A loan facility is financing Indian road development works.
Road improvement works planned for Nigeria’s Katsina State
Road improvement works are being planned for Nigeria’s Katsina State.
Versatile crawler loader from Caterpillar
Caterpillar claims that its latest crawler loader model offers a combination of improved performance and versatility.
Paving lower temperature asphalt
Equipment from Vögele and Hamm has been used to build a carriageway with reduced-temperature asphalt in Germany. The equipment was required for paving a road tunnel in Kahrlsruhe. Tough conditions were applied to paving in the road tunnel under the Kriegsstrasse road.
Lower emissions from asphalt plants
Emissions regulations relating asphalt plants in China are now far more stringent than before, which is requiring change from the manufacturers and their customers alike.
Paraguay bridge project progressing
Construction work is progressing on a key bridge project in Paraguay.
Cycling safety concern in the UK
Cycling safety is a concern in the UK.
Rugged controller for site use
Trimble is now offering its TSC5 Controller, a rugged and lightweight field controller for civil construction surveyors.
Bosnia: more funds for Corridor C5 work
Bosnia’s national road agency Autoceste FBiHreports reports that 92km of Corridor 5C have been completed.
The FIA and IRF join forces to provide support for start-ups in mobility sector
The International Road Federation (IRF) and its new Start-Up Label will collaborate with the FIA Smart Cities Global Start-Up Contest to identify and support start-ups with high impact potential to accelerate innovation in the mobility sector across the world
French bypass project now more costly
An important bypass project in France is seeing cost increases.
Challenging Serbian highway project being built
Construction work is underway on a challenging Serbian highway project.
