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The winners will build 23km of road connecting to what will be the UK’s longest road tunnel.

The European Union’s COVID recovery budget and its NextGenerationEU programme are major opportunities for national, regional and local road authorities, says Jose Diez*.

Years of heavy use meant that runway 25 at Brussels Airport required attention, with a full resurfacing needed. Smooth runways are vital for large international airports as they optimise safety and reduce wear and tear on expensive aircraft, in addition to boosting comfort for airline crews and passengers.

Frost Control Systems says it has added cameras to its sensor-based fixed road weather information system (RWIS) for improved information accuracy.

All vehicle restraint devices on European roads are – or should be - certified according to the European impact standard EN 1317, implying conformity. But it doesn’t necessarily ensure that the crash barrier will perform its main aim of saving the vehicle occupants’ lives.

The UK’s potholed roads are seeing insufficient repairs.

Puerto Rico has announced a road development plan.

Globally, the amount of construction and demolition waste is growing. Recycling can effectively deal with it if the right equipment is chosen. Meet Metso Nordtrack™ – a combination of value-for-money made to make contracting more productive.

The winners will build 23km of road connecting to the UK’s longest road tunnel.

With Smart Doc, Hamm presents an app with which compaction in earthworks can be transparently documented and the result shared with third parties. The lean app was developed in close coordination with building practitioners. The focus here was on the possibility of self-monitoring when it comes to compaction in earthworks. Smart Doc also fulfils the minimum requirements of continuous compaction control (CCC). With an intuitive user interface, the app also creates added value when training new roller operators, as all relevant compaction parameters are visualised in real time on the smartphone.

Shell Bitumen offers a special additive for asphalt paving that reduces odour by 99% and specific gases (SOx, NOx) and particulate matter by 40% .   This results in a more environmentally friendly product that positively impacts air quality for use in urban areas, asphalt plants and for workers paving.

Romania has developed a road improvement plan.

A new Polish ring road is now under construction.

South Asia’s key construction machinery exhibition is going ahead.

Road safety risks are mainly from motor vehicles.

Siltbuster has provided Costain with four modular treatment solutions, to be used during the delivery of the £200 million Preston Western Distributor Road, linking Preston and southern Fylde to the M55 motorway.

Tanzania is introducing a new road safety plan.

ARTBA reports that 220,000 US bridges need repair.

Tallinn’s ring road is being evaluated in Estonia.

Skanska has been awarded a major UK road widening deal.