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A loan agreement has been signed to help pay for a new motorway project in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing the Bosnia and Herzegovina Government with a loan worth €210 million for next stage of Corridor Vc project. According to the EBRD, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s further economic integration with the Western Balkans and the rest of Europe will take an important step forward due to this loan for. The development of Corridor Vc is a strategic

Tack that is sprayed into potholes to increase adhesion within a patch can also adhere to your equipment hoses. In addition, the hoses can present jobsite tripping hazards. To address these common issues, Bergkamp has engineered a Pivot Tack/Air Hose System for its FP5 Flameless All-In-One Pothole Patcher. Located at the back-right side of the FP5’s hopper body, the system’s pivoting arm holds the original tack hose off of the ground and parallel to the hopper, locked in place for transporting with a spr

Metropolitan Istanbul’s transportation department has chosen a RetroTek-M Dynamic Road Marking Retroreflector to assist with the pavement assessments. The retroreflectometer was chosen over traditional dynamic side-mounted systems because it is easy to operate, according to the manufacturer, Reflective Measurement Systems, based in Dublin, Ireland. Fitted to the front of the vehicle with good road clearance also makes it a safer solution for the operator or driver and other users. It is twice as effic

An Australian government agency has awarded around US$350,000 to two companies to investigate the production of bitumen and diesel from wood waste. If successful, Australia’s state of New South Wales could become home to the world’s first biorefinery turning sawmill residues into renewable bitumen and diesel, according to ARENA - the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. Under the $842,000 million study, Boral Timber, a major supplier of hardwood and softwood in Australia, will explore the technical and

A Wirtgen slipform paver SP 15i operated fully automatically to produce kerbs near Mobile, in the US state of Alabama, as the company explains. When a new residential area is developed, the individual contract work sections are often very detailed. Roads and paths have to be paved and access roads to the individual plots constructed. Various traffic areas are often separated by concrete structures such as kerbs. These kerbs can be either pre-cast parts or monolithic profiles produced right on the job sit

Plans are being drawn up in Indonesia for a new road tunnel project, with construction planned to commence in 2021. The tunnel will feature parallel tubes and is expected to cost US$231 million to construct. It will measure 7km, making it one of the longest road tunnels in Indonesia. The tunnel will form part of the 96km Bengkulu-Lubuk Linggau tolled highway, which is being built in three main sections. The three sections of the tolled route are from Lubuk Linggau to Kepahiang, from Taba Penanjung to Bengku

A new 23km road project is planned for Russia’s Krasodar Region. Construction of the new road project is expected to commence in 2025. The new route will cost an estimated US$225.s million to build. Included in the construction of the new route will be new interchanges and multi-lane overpass stretches.

A new 729km tolled highway link is being planned for Russia. The route will be constructed by the Russian roads company, Avtodor and construction should start in 2025. Costing up to US$8.1 billion, the route will connect Moscow with Kazan, the route will run through Valadimir, Murom, Arzamas, Sergach, Kanash and Shali. Around 60% of the budget will be sourced from Federal sources, while private funding should pay for the remaining 40%.

An agreement has been reached for the projects to widen Route 2 and Route 7 in Paraguay by the various bodies involved. The Consorcio Rutas del Este joint venture partners have agreed terms with the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), UBS and the Ministries of Public Works and Communications and Finance. UBS is providing financing worth US$250 million while the IADB is providing $200 million. Consorcio Rutas del Este, which comprises Sacyr, Mota Engil and Ocho A, is providing $83 million meanwhile. Cons

The tender process is opening in Oman for a major road widening project.

Thailand’s high rate of crashes is having a serious draining effect on the country’s productivity and economic activity. According to data from the National Institute for Emergency Medicine (NIEM), injuries from road crashes are the biggest cause of health issues amongst people of prime working age (from 20-60). In the last 12 months 148,377 males and 80,163 females in the 20-60 age range suffered injuries from road crashes

A new road connection is now open to traffic in Nicaragua, connecting the country’s coasts. T

The Wacker Neuson Group reports a strong financial performance for the first quarter of 2019. The firm’s results reveal a double-digit rise in revenue to €434.6 million, a gain of 17%. The company saw even higher growth of profit before interest and tax (EBIT) growth to reach €30.2 million, a jump of 31%. Meanwhile the firm’s EBIT margin improved to 6.9%, a gain of 0.7%. “This strong start to the year sees us continue the dynamic pace of growth from the fourth quarter of 2018. Demand for our products and

Kobelco is widening its range of excavators built for the demolition and recycling markets. The beefed-up SK140SRD is the smallest in this line-up, which already includes the SK210D and SK350DLC-10. The machine shares some of the same basic features as the firm’s standard SK140 models. However, it has extra cab protection, uprated hydraulics to utilise high power hydraulic attachments and a number of heavy-duty components. Despite its smaller size, this machine is borne from 40 years of innovation and dev

Trimble has introduced version 5.0 of Trimble Business Center. This merges two products, Trimble Business Center and Business Center - HCE, to provide surveying and civil construction customers with a complete office software solution. The combined software enables data interoperability between survey and construction workflows for more efficiency, time savings and data quality. The firm says that the package simplifies workflows and licensing for its customers, saving them time and money by providing a

Ecolighting says that its latest LED street luminaire, Medusa, is weatherproof to IP65 and comes with an adjustable pole mounting. The Medusa is designed with a Philips advanced Xitanium driver, Samsung or Cree LEDs and an NEMA five-pin plug which comes as standard for telematics such as TELENSA or similar open protocols. Ecolighting says that the Medusa is ideal for use in streets, security, car parks and building exteriors. Importantly, it enables big cost savings and makes a substantial difference

An asphalt plant upgrade has helped boost long-term efficiency for a producer in southern Germany. The firm, Fiegl, based in Bavaria, invested in a new asphalt mixing plant four years ago. More recently, the firm also replaced the plant’s baghouse. The retrofit has since helped lower the plant’s emissions, noise output and fuel consumption. The time frame for the retrofit was tight because it was important to avoid lengthy downtime and production outages in mid-season. This meant that the changeover had to

New asphalt plant technology is being introduced by a range of manufacturers to meet varying needs and increase system versatility.

The World Health Organization’s 2018 Global Road Safety Status Report – the definitive international road safety performance benchmark – paints an alarming picture, just two years from the United Nations’ target to cut fatal traffic injuries by 2020, and confirms that road fatalities represent one of the worst public health epidemics in history. “Think about it. In the Plague of Justinian in 541 and 542 AD, approximately 100,000,000 people died, making this event recognised as the worst epidemic in hist

The 81st session on the Inland Transport Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) will have a strong focus on automation in transport during 2019. UNECE and International Road Federation (IRF Geneva) joined hands last December to host a flagship event at the UN headquarters in Geneva. This high-level ITS event focussed on “Governance and Infrastructure for Smart and Connected Mobility” and was organised to kick-start a collaborative dialogue among key ITS stakeholders followin