Colombian capital sees road development
Colombia’s capital Bogota is seeing major road development work.
Command Alkon set to acquire Trimble's construction logistics business
Command Alkon, a Thoma Bravo portfolio company and leading provider of a supplier collaboration platform for heavy construction and quarrying work, has entered into an agreement with Trimble to acquire the latter's construction logistics business.
Gerald Desmond Bridge opening in California
The Gerald Desmond Bridge in California is opening for drivers.
Australian project, costs spiral
Costs are spiralling for a major Australian project.
New bridge project for Vietnam
Construction is commencing on a new bridge project for Vietnam.
Data and globalisation are paving the way
New asphalt plant technologies are spreading around the world, thanks to globalisation and big data. There is an information revolution going on. How do the sector’s leading players think that things will change as these transformative global trends take hold?
Riding the sustainable cycle
It’s taken a while in North America, but “vehicular cycling” has been replaced by “sustainable cycling”, says transportation engineer Tyler Golly.
Vietnam expressway options considered
Options are now being considered for a major Vietnam expressway project.
SWARCO’s MyCity for your city
SWARCO has launched MyCity, a highly flexible and customisable modular traffic management platform.
BREXIT reprieve for NRMM engines
The UK has revised its guidelines for placing manufactured goods on the UK market.
Ammann plant assists in Indian airport rebuilding
Cochin Airport in India’s Kerala State is benefiting from an improved runway. A local contractor, Tarmat, has upgraded the runway, providing a new asphalt surface.
Polish road tenders due to open
A series of Polish road tenders is due to open.
The UK’s road safety levels have stalled
Improvements in the UK’s road safety levels have stalled.
Software partnership for key construction firm
A software partnership has been announced by construction firm Mott MacDonald.
BASF and Azelis join forces in Turkey
Chemical giant BASF has selected Azelis, a global distributor of specialty chemicals, as its national distributor for polymer additives to the asphalt industry in Turkey.
Construction underway for New Zealand highway link
Construction is well underway for an important New Zealand highway link.
Concern at high US crashes
There is concern at the high US road crash rate.
Intercomp adds Bluetooth to wireless indicators
Intercomp has added Bluetooth to its HH60 RFX Wireless Indicators to communication weight data to Apple mobile devices using the free apps iVehicleWeigh or iExactWeigh.
Safer with sharrows?
Do bike lanes make cyclists safer? Yes and no, says John Anderson, director of technology at Smart Design*
Colombian bridge now complete
A key Colombian bridge replacement is now complete.