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The 8.5km CCLEx, as it is known, will include the longest and tallest bridge in the Philippines when the structure is finished next year

The pneumatic-tyre rollers from the HP series have been on the market across the world for several months and are showing what they can do in practice. This is a completely new generation of pneumatic-tyre rollers, which have been a permanent feature of HAMM's product range since the 1960s. The new HP series model stands out thanks to the large, newly designed water tank. Like the diesel tank, it is generously dimensioned so that the machines have sufficient capacity for a full working day without stopping to refill. For this reason alone, the rollers are already extremely productive

Doosan now offers a mobile app for its successful DoosanCONNECT TMS2.0 fleet and asset management system

CIFA presents a new truck-mounted pump model: K36L-5 - where “K” stands for truck mounted pump. Meanwhile, “36” stands for the length in metres of the boom, “L” for Steeltech line (the most customisable and highest-quality line in the product range) and finally “5” for the number of boom sections. The new product is being launched with the slogan “5 arms like never before” to underline the peculiarity of this machine, a novel pump in its size class, thanks to its sophisticated smart boom and light weight.

There is concern over a worrying trend in US road safety, while there have been steady gains in road safety in Europe

A road tunnel stretch that opened for traffic in India in late 2020 is notable for several reasons. The new 9km Atal Tunnel is the world’s longest tunnel at an altitude of higher than 3,048m

Bomag launches its new BM/65 series of cold planers in early September 2021. With a CECE operating weight of only 27 tonnes, the BM 2000/65 is the lightest planer currently available in the 2-metre class. Its low weight achieved by the special lightweight design and the shorter conveyor belt now make the planers even more flexible to use. When it comes to efficiency, ease of operation and work safety, the new generation of planers features numerous innovative details

One of the challenges facing transportation agencies today is how to conduct accurate, timely, and safe bridge inspections. Maintaining bridges is important to ensure public safety, and bridge owners and engineers need to perform regular inspections to determine the structural integrity of bridges so that they can plan for maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement of those bridges.

The company in charge of maintaining England’s strategic highways, including motorways and main roads, is officially shifting its preference towards using warm mix asphalt. Highways England lays out the case for its decision.*

The final results of the HVT-funded project on the impact of the COVID-19 response on transport and mobility in seven countries in Africa were presented on 27th May at a webinar hosted by the IRF and the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety.

One of Wirtgen’s SP 15i compact concrete slipformers has been used to handle a paving job within confined conditions in Germany

The International Road Federation has presented its annual "Find a Way" Global Road Safety Award to the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works on the closing day of the IRF "Vision Zero for Latin America" Road Safety Conference

Several improved wheeled loader models are now being offered by major manufacturers

With the radio spectrum quickly filling up, signal congestion can hinder reliability and site communications. Darren Hudson, senior projects manager of Traffic Group Signals in the UK, explains