Nepal offers tender for road improvement
Nepal is offering a tender for road improvement works.
Italy’s proposed public road company
Italy is proposing a new public road company.
REBLOC H4b Gantry: milestone in safety
The slim profile of the H4b Highway Gantry means it excels in congested areas where there is heavy traffic but little land for traditional gantry systems.
Ammann’s compact, simple twin drum roller
The Ammann ARX10.1 StV is the only machine with drum consoles installed from a single side.
Benninghoven’s innovative new hydrogen burner
Green hydrogen is a sustainable fuel, producing no greenhouse gases and is suitable for the heating process thanks to its high energy density.
US road safety improving
US road safety is improving, but slowly.
US$5.1 billion of project assistance grants available
US$5.1 billion of infrastructure project assistance grants are available.
The Hitachi ZX390TC-7 meets big 40t-class machine need
Larger boom and bucket cylinders and a one-class-higher reinforced linkage enable the ZX390TC-7 to carry five-tonne tools, such as hydraulic shears for crushing normally used by larger machines.
LiuGong displays its battery-electric advantage
New machines include 922FE and 9027FE excavators and the new 820TE and 856HE wheeled loaders.
US$1.4 billion Seattle bridge replacement deal
Skanska will handle a US$1.4 billion Seattle bridge replacement project.
Safer construction sites with Leica Geosystems
A new package from Leica Geosystems is said to help boost safety for personnel on construction sites. The PA10 system is intended to highlight the location of construction personnel on working sites to machine operators, as well as alerting workers as to where equipment is in use.
“It’s a personal awareness system,” said Thomas Bonvalot of Leica Geosystems. “Everybody onsite will know where a machine is working and the machine operator will know there is a pedestrian.”
Komatsu introduces 3D machine guidance and payload functions for crawler and wheeled excavators
Drawing on a decade of experience and a deep understanding of the intelligent Machine Control system, Komatsu now offers Smart Construction 3D Machine Guidance kit as a simple and flexible technological enhancement for a broad range of standard Komatsu machines and mixed fleets.
Transport groups push for priority in EU budget
Europe must "reverse the trend of continued underfunding of the transport sector".
Liebherr’s record results for 2023
Liebherr claims record results for 2023.
Cat® mid-sized asphalt pavers: compact size, simple operation, more flexibility for urban and rural jobs
The new Cat Mid-Sized Asphalt Pavers (AP400, AP455, AP500 & AP555) offer contractors more opportunities to pave both urban and rural applications. Their compact size and small footprint provide exceptional manoeuvrability in tight spaces like narrow streets and small car parks, yet, when equipped with extensions it delivers a wide paving range for rural roads and wide streets.
Wirtgen Group spare parts service
Because Wirtgen Group offers the largest portfolio of mobile road construction machines on the market, it has extensive experience with the wear properties of machine parts and can deliver them wherever and whenever globally.
Reduced asphalt plant smoke emissions from Ammann
Ammann says its blue smoke capture system reduces the emissions that result while loading asphalt mix to trucks. The Ammann Blue Smoke Treatment (BST) is a cost-effective solution that does not require expensive confinement equipment and is inexpensive to operate.
US$110.6 million for modular bridges in Togo
US$110.6 million is being invested on modular bridges in Togo.
Road upgrade for Mexico’s Baja California Sur
The agreement with the central government’s Infrastructure and Transport department includes upgrades to the Bahía Tortugas-Punta Eugenia road.
Colombia: more money for Toyo Tunnel Project
The Toyo Tunnel Project – the Guillermo Gaviria Echeverri Tunnel Project - covers 18.3km including new roads and is under construction by Consorcio Antioquia al Mar.
