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Road infrastructure projects face unique challenges with complex terrain or design constraints, tight timescales, workforce shortages, and environmental considerations.

Organisations who design, build, and operate our road and bridge infrastructure are looking at which latest digital technologies can help them overcome these challenges as well as improve their collaboration across the supply chain to reduce the risk of mistakes and delays.

Responding to the challenging radio environment at temporary traffic signal sites, Traffic Group Signals has improved the performance of its Active Channel Management (ACM) technology.

Traffic Group Signals is a major UK manufacturer of advanced portable and temporary traffic signal products. According to the company, with the rise in radio usage for on-site communications, telemetry and automation, the frequencies in which temporary traffic signals operate are more congested than ever.

2023 is proving to be a great year for the Nuphalt Group. Beginning in January with a move into their brand-new, purpose-built facility in Rugby, UK, utilising new mezzanine floors (increased manufacturing space by 50%), adding state-of-the-art laser cutting equipment and, of course, bringing everything under one roof. And with 100 kW of PV solar power up there, that’s no ordinary roof! The move to a more self-sufficient premises is all part of Nuphalt’s vision for a greener future.

A Simex PL 2000 cold planer was recently used on the narrow streets of the Tuscan capital Florence in northern Italy. The project involved resurfacing the wearing course at a depth of 30mm, explained Andrea Palmerani, owner of contractor Bitumvie.

“We needed equipment that would guarantee us a large milling surface all the while remaining in the field of compact machines suitable for a city context,” he said. “The 2m-wide drum immediately attracted my attention.”